diff --git a/speech/clipboard_translator.sh b/speech/clipboard_translator.sh
index b3df40f..7a267b2 100755
--- a/speech/clipboard_translator.sh
+++ b/speech/clipboard_translator.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 # Modified from the script at:
 #  https://gist.github.com/fdietze/6768a0970d7d732b7fbd7930ccceee2a
 
-set -Eeuo pipefail # https://vaneyckt.io/posts/safer_bash_scripts_with_set_euxo_pipefail/#:~:text=set%20%2Du,is%20often%20highly%20desirable%20behavior.
+# The next line has been commented because if there's nothing in clipboard the script breaks.
+# set -Eeuo pipefail # https://vaneyckt.io/posts/safer_bash_scripts_with_set_euxo_pipefail/#:~:text=set%20%2Du,is%20often%20highly%20desirable%20behavior.
 shopt -s expand_aliases