diff --git a/apprise/plugins/NotifyBoxcar.py b/apprise/plugins/NotifyBoxcar.py
index 9a5e07d486..7fa1529b5b 100644
--- a/apprise/plugins/NotifyBoxcar.py
+++ b/apprise/plugins/NotifyBoxcar.py
@@ -240,8 +240,7 @@ def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         if title:
             payload['aps']['@title'] = title
 
-        if body:
-            payload['aps']['alert'] = body
+        payload['aps']['alert'] = body
 
         if self._tags:
             payload['tags'] = {'or': self._tags}