diff --git a/src/Murder/Core/Dialogs/CharacterRuntime.cs b/src/Murder/Core/Dialogs/CharacterRuntime.cs
index 514e6c3e5..ae7382ae1 100644
--- a/src/Murder/Core/Dialogs/CharacterRuntime.cs
+++ b/src/Murder/Core/Dialogs/CharacterRuntime.cs
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ private Line FormatLine(Line line)
                 return line;
             }
 
-            if (line.Speaker is null)
+            if (line.Speaker is null || line.Speaker == Guid.Empty)
             {
                 line = line.WithSpeakerAndPortrait(_character.Speaker, _character.Portrait);
             }