diff --git a/houdini/handlers/play/message.py b/houdini/handlers/play/message.py
index cbd64ec..6b336e3 100644
--- a/houdini/handlers/play/message.py
+++ b/houdini/handlers/play/message.py
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ async def handle_send_message(p, penguin_id: int, message: str):
     if p.server.chat_filter_words:
         tokens = message.lower().split()
 
-        word, consequence = next(((w, c) for w, c in p.server.chat_filter_words.items() if w in tokens))
+        consequence = next((c for w, c in p.server.chat_filter_words.items() if w in tokens), None)
 
-        if consequence.ban:
-            return await moderator_ban(p, p.id, comment='Inappropriate language', message=message)
-        elif consequence.warn:
-            return
-        elif consequence.filter:
-            return
+        if consequence is not None:
+            if consequence.ban:
+                await moderator_ban(p, p.id, comment='Inappropriate language', message=message)
+                return
+            if consequence.filter:
+                return
 
     if has_command_prefix(p.server.config.command_prefix, message):
         await invoke_command_string(p.server.commands, p, message)