diff --git a/mod/message.php b/mod/message.php
index e7d8a2080e..27ba765d02 100644
--- a/mod/message.php
+++ b/mod/message.php
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ function message_content(App $a)
 			'$linkurl' => L10n::t('Please enter a link URL:')
 		]);
 
-		$preselect = isset($a->argv[2]) ? [$a->argv[2]] : false;
+		$preselect = isset($a->argv[2]) ? [$a->argv[2]] : [];
 
 		$prename = $preurl = $preid = '';