diff --git a/console_play.py b/console_play.py
index b045d9c..496ffc8 100644
--- a/console_play.py
+++ b/console_play.py
@@ -31,15 +31,12 @@ def play_unconstrained():
     print("\n")
     console_print(str(story_manager.story))
     while (True):
-        action = ""
-        while(action == ""):
-            action = input("> ")
+        action = input("> ")
 
-        if action = "":
-            action = None
-        else:
+        if action != "":
             action = " You " + action + ". "
             action = first_to_second_person(action)
+
         result = story_manager.act(action)
         console_print("\n\n" + action + result)
 
diff --git a/story/story_manager.py b/story/story_manager.py
index 84f7136..cf008b7 100644
--- a/story/story_manager.py
+++ b/story/story_manager.py
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ class StoryManager():
 class UnconstrainedStoryManager(StoryManager):
 
     def act(self, action_choice):
-        if action_choice is None:
-            action_choice = ""
+
         result = self.generate_result(action_choice)
         self.story.add_to_story(action_choice, result)
         return result