diff --git a/api/server/routes/ask.js b/api/server/routes/ask.js
index 23ed20ba85..6fa1589fbd 100644
--- a/api/server/routes/ask.js
+++ b/api/server/routes/ask.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ router.use('/sydney', askSydney);
 
 router.post('/', async (req, res) => {
   let { model, text, parentMessageId, conversationId, chatGptLabel, promptPrefix } = req.body;
-  if (!text.trim().includes(' ') && text.length < 5) {
+  if (text.length === 0) {
     return handleError(res, 'Prompt empty or too short');
   }
 
diff --git a/api/server/routes/askBing.js b/api/server/routes/askBing.js
index 42718b9d91..76c39f6804 100644
--- a/api/server/routes/askBing.js
+++ b/api/server/routes/askBing.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const citationRegex = /\[\^\d+?\^]/g;
 
 router.post('/', async (req, res) => {
   const { model, text, ...convo } = req.body;
-  if (!text.trim().includes(' ') && text.length < 5) {
+  if (text.length === 0) {
     return handleError(res, 'Prompt empty or too short');
   }
 
diff --git a/api/server/routes/askSydney.js b/api/server/routes/askSydney.js
index 149b8b1c45..219f9b2437 100644
--- a/api/server/routes/askSydney.js
+++ b/api/server/routes/askSydney.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const citationRegex = /\[\^\d+?\^]/g;
 
 router.post('/', async (req, res) => {
   const { model, text, ...convo } = req.body;
-  if (!text.trim().includes(' ') && text.length < 5) {
+  if (text.length === 0) {
     return handleError(res, 'Prompt empty or too short');
   }