diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/body.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/body.html
index d205f4232..2c8a0e045 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/body.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/body.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {% block card-content %}
 {% with status_type=status.status_type %}
 
-{% if status_type == 'GeneratedNote' or status_type == 'Rating' or not status.content %}
+{% if status_type == 'GeneratedNote' or status_type == 'Rating' %}
     {% include 'snippets/status/generated_status.html' with status=status %}
 {% else %}
     {% include 'snippets/status/content_status.html' with status=status %}