diff --git a/commands/everyone.py b/commands/everyone.py
index 35fab3e..4e479bf 100755
--- a/commands/everyone.py
+++ b/commands/everyone.py
@@ -235,16 +235,20 @@ class CmdWhisper(MuxCommand):
             self.caller.msg("Usage: whisper <character> = <message>")
             return
 
-        targets = [self.caller.search(target)
-                   for target in split(r" *, *", self.lhs)]
-        if targets:
-            full_speech = f"/Me whispers to you, \"{self.rhs}\""
-            send_emote(self.caller, targets, full_speech, msg_type="say",
-                       anonymous_add=None, quiet=True)
+        targets = split(r" *, *", self.lhs)
+        chars = [self.caller.search(target) for target in targets]
+        for c in chars:
+            if not c:
+                return
 
-            to_list = [target.get_display_name(self) for target in targets]
-            full_speech = f"You whisper to {iter_to_str(to_list, endsep='and')}, \"{self.rhs}\""
-            self.caller.msg(full_speech, from_obj=self.caller)
+        self.caller.msg(f"Wishering to {chars}")
+        full_speech = f"/Me whispers to you, \"{self.rhs}\""
+        send_emote(self.caller, chars, full_speech, msg_type="say",
+                   anonymous_add=None, quiet=True)
+
+        to_list = [target.get_display_name(self) for target in chars]
+        full_speech = f"You whisper to {iter_to_str(to_list, endsep='and')}, \"{self.rhs}\""
+        self.caller.msg(full_speech, from_obj=self.caller)
 
 
 class CmdSay(MuxCommand):