diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a75878a..5217b9e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@eartharoid/i18n",
-	"version": "1.0.3",
+	"version": "1.0.4",
 	"description": "Simple and lightweight message localisation",
 	"main": "dist/index.js",
 	"types": "types.d.ts",
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@
 		"lodash.isequal": "^4.5.0",
 		"typescript": "^4.7.4"
 	}
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index bc938fa..90da666 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ module.exports = class I18n {
 		message: string,
 		...args: MessageArgs
 	): string | undefined {
+		// fallback to default locale if provided one is an empty string
+		locale ||= this.default_locale;
+
 		if (!this.locales.includes(locale)) throw new Error(`A locale with the name of "${locale}" does not exist`);
 
 		// || instead of ?? as empty strings should fallback