diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d5ea115..90987b2 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -103,9 +103,10 @@ function diff(current, checked) {
 
 app.post("/updates/:project(\\w+)", (req, res) => {
   let project_id = req.params['project'];
-  const body = req.body.replace(/\r/, "");
+  const body = req.body || "";
+  let adjustedBody = body.replace(/\r/, "");
   let indexes = get_indexes(project_id);
-  let difference = diff(indexes, body);
+  let difference = diff(indexes, adjustedBody);
 
   if (difference.length > 0) {
     res.send(difference);