diff --git a/slackmail.py b/slackmail.py
index c693c5d..26eac46 100644
--- a/slackmail.py
+++ b/slackmail.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ for channel in slack.channels.list():
         continue
 
     chan = ("channel=%s" % channel.id()).rjust(40)
-    text  = [ "", "%s%s" % (repl, chan), ""]
+    text  = [ "%s%s" % (repl, chan), ""]
     text += [ str(channel) ] + [ "" ]
     for message in channel.read():
         text += [ str(message) ]