--- a/plugins/mod_motd.lua	Tue Sep 27 17:28:56 2011 +0100
+++ b/plugins/mod_motd.lua	Tue Sep 27 19:05:14 2011 +0100
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
 --
 
 local host = module:get_host();
-local motd_text = module:get_option("motd_text") or "MOTD: (blank)";
+local motd_text = module:get_option("motd_text");
 local motd_jid = module:get_option("motd_jid") or host;
 
+if not motd_text then return; end
+
 local st = require "util.stanza";
 
 motd_text = motd_text:gsub("^%s*(.-)%s*$", "%1"):gsub("\n%s+", "\n"); -- Strip indentation from the config