diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/Messages/MerchantMessages.cpp b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/Messages/MerchantMessages.cpp
index 9a004f4abfb..747d4a9ee01 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/Messages/MerchantMessages.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/Messages/MerchantMessages.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ void BuildCarpetGuyMessage(uint16_t* textId, bool* loadFromMessageTable) {
         BuildMerchantMessage(msg, RC_WASTELAND_BOMBCHU_SALESMAN,
                              !RAND_GET_OPTION(RSK_MERCHANT_TEXT_HINT) ||
                                  CVarGetInteger(CVAR_RANDOMIZER_ENHANCEMENT("MysteriousShuffle"), 0));
+    } else {
+        return;
     }
     msg.AutoFormat();
     msg.LoadIntoFont();