diff --git a/ASCII/plugin.py b/ASCII/plugin.py
index a8df438..9b7b7d5 100644
--- a/ASCII/plugin.py
+++ b/ASCII/plugin.py
@@ -887,11 +887,12 @@ class ASCII(callbacks.Plugin):
             line = line.replace(' ⚡', '☇ ')
             line = line.replace('⚡', ' ☇ ')
             if self.registryValue('pasteEnable', msg.args[0]):
-                paste += line + "\n"
             if not line.strip() and not self.stopped[msg.args[0]]:
+                paste += line + "\n"
                 time.sleep(delay)
                 irc.reply('\xa0', prefixNick = False, noLengthCheck=True, private=False, notice=False)
             elif line.strip() and not self.stopped[msg.args[0]] and not line.startswith("Follow"):
+                paste += line + "\n"
                 time.sleep(delay)
                 irc.reply(line, prefixNick = False, noLengthCheck=True, private=False, notice=False)
         if self.registryValue('pasteEnable', msg.args[0]):
@@ -964,11 +965,12 @@ class ASCII(callbacks.Plugin):
             line = re.sub('\(1H\)\x0F\s+│$', '(1H)\x0F           │', line)
             line = re.sub('^│\x0F', '│', line)
             if self.registryValue('pasteEnable', msg.args[0]):
-                paste += line + "\n"
             if not line.strip() and not self.stopped[msg.args[0]]:
+                paste += line + "\n"
                 time.sleep(delay)
                 irc.reply('\xa0', prefixNick = False, noLengthCheck=True, private=False, notice=False)
             elif line.strip() and not self.stopped[msg.args[0]] and "Follow @igor_chubin" not in line:
+                paste += line + "\n"
                 time.sleep(delay)
                 irc.reply(line, prefixNick = False, noLengthCheck=True, private=False, notice=False)
         if self.registryValue('pasteEnable', msg.args[0]):