diff --git a/presser/utils.lua b/presser/utils.lua
index 98573fc..13583c6 100644
--- a/presser/utils.lua
+++ b/presser/utils.lua
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ end
 -- :@dev: clean the text once it has been fetched from buffer
 M.clean_buf = function ( text )
   if not type(text) == "string" or text == nil then
-    print("[DEBUG - clean_buf]  Given input is not of type string.")
-    return
+    return ""
   end
 
   return escape_chars( text )