diff --git a/stardew-access/Patches/TextBoxPatch.cs b/stardew-access/Patches/TextBoxPatch.cs
index f940193..eddc5e4 100644
--- a/stardew-access/Patches/TextBoxPatch.cs
+++ b/stardew-access/Patches/TextBoxPatch.cs
@@ -8,21 +8,20 @@ namespace stardew_access.Patches
         {
             try
             {
-                bool isEscPressed = StardewValley.Game1.input.GetKeyboardState().IsKeyDown(Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input.Keys.Escape); // For escaping/unselecting from the animal name text box
-                string toSpeak = " ";
-                if (__instance.Selected)
-                {
-                    MainClass.isAnyTextBoxActive = true;
-                    toSpeak = __instance.Text;
-
-                    if (isEscPressed)
-                    {
-                        __instance.Selected = false;
-                    }
-                }
-                else
+                if (!__instance.Selected)
                 {
                     MainClass.isAnyTextBoxActive = false;
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                MainClass.isAnyTextBoxActive = true;
+
+                bool isEscPressed = StardewValley.Game1.input.GetKeyboardState().IsKeyDown(Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input.Keys.Escape);
+                string toSpeak = __instance.Text;
+
+                if (isEscPressed)
+                {
+                    __instance.Selected = false;
                 }
 
                 if (textBoxQuery != toSpeak)