diff --git a/src/config/sequelize.js b/src/config/sequelize.js
index 975f561f8e00fadc33776cd1e3d581899ecd26fb..8ffb736cb9a36f0964edd2afde8ee0a8e7af35af 100644
--- a/src/config/sequelize.js
+++ b/src/config/sequelize.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const common = {
 		paranoid: true,
 		underscored: true,
 	},
+	logging: false,
 	...(config('database', {})),
 }
 
diff --git a/src/http/controllers/api/feedback.js b/src/http/controllers/api/feedback.js
index dcf1ac32cd283f17fd633794f10c6a31a9733e8a..1348602b2ae2dfe67fbc17e6a7ee2576232a07a9 100644
--- a/src/http/controllers/api/feedback.js
+++ b/src/http/controllers/api/feedback.js
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ function createSlackPayload({ name, email, message = '' }) {
 
 exports.send = async ctx => {
 	const { message } = ctx.request.body
+
+	if (!message) {
+		ctx.status = 204
+		ctx.body = null
+		return
+	}
+
 	const payload = { message }
 	const user = await ctx.services.authService.getUser()
 	if (user) {