diff --git a/bots/modules/_mtg.py b/bots/modules/_mtg.py
index f390c55..2dcb5ec 100644
--- a/bots/modules/_mtg.py
+++ b/bots/modules/_mtg.py
@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@ class MTG(object):
         if second_word is not None:
             return first_word, second_word
         elif first_word is not None:
-            if len(self.MC['.' + '+' + first_word]) != 0:
+            if ('.' + '+' + first_word in self.MC) and len(self.MC['.' + '+' + first_word]) != 0:
                 second_word = random.choice(self.MC['.' + '+' + first_word])
-            elif len(self.MC['.' + '+' + first_word.capitalize()]) != 0:
+            elif ('.' + '+' + first_word.capitalize() in self.MC) and \
+                    len(self.MC['.' + '+' + first_word.capitalize()]) != 0:
                 second_word = random.choice(self.MC['.' + '+' + first_word.capitalize()])
             else:
                 return self.choose_start_words()