diff --git a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/dedicated/DedicatedServer.java.patch b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/dedicated/DedicatedServer.java.patch
index a71879d2eb..1b31750216 100644
--- a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/dedicated/DedicatedServer.java.patch
+++ b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/dedicated/DedicatedServer.java.patch
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
      }
  
      @Override
-@@ -515,14 +_,52 @@
+@@ -515,14 +_,54 @@
  
      @Override
      public String getPluginNames() {
@@ -402,6 +402,8 @@
 +    }
 +
 +    public String runCommand(RconConsoleSource rconConsoleSource, String s) {
++        if (s.isBlank()) return ""; // Paper - Do not process empty rcon commands
++
 +        rconConsoleSource.prepareForCommand();
 +        this.executeBlocking(() -> {
 +            CommandSourceStack wrapper = rconConsoleSource.createCommandSourceStack();