diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/EmbedBuilder.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/EmbedBuilder.cs
index 0089b9a71..8af2cc592 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/EmbedBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/EmbedBuilder.cs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ namespace Discord
                 int authorLength = Author?.Name?.Length ?? 0;
                 int descriptionLength = Description?.Length ?? 0;
                 int footerLength = Footer?.Text?.Length ?? 0;
-                int fieldSum = Fields.Sum(f => f.Name.Length + (string.IsNullOrEmpty(f.Value) ? 0 : f.Value.ToString().Length));
+                int fieldSum = Fields.Sum(f => f.Name.Length + (f.Value == null ? 0 : f.Value.ToString().Length));
 
                 return titleLength + authorLength + descriptionLength + footerLength + fieldSum;
             }