diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/util/content_warning.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/util/content_warning.js
index 29e221c8e..5e874a49c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/util/content_warning.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/util/content_warning.js
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ export function autoUnfoldCW (settings, status) {
   }
 
   const rawRegex = settings.getIn(['content_warnings', 'filter']);
+
+  if (!rawRegex) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   let regex      = null;
 
   try {