diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index e3e7756..69ce082 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ Prefix to use snippets anonymously
 
 #### status
 **Default:** `Message me for help`  
-The bot's status text. Set to an empty value - `status = ""` - to disable.
+The bot's status text. Set to `none` to disable.
 
 #### statusType
 **Default:** `playing`  
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index b7fcbfd..d11c90d 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function initStatus() {
     bot.editStatus(null, {name: config.status, type});
   }
 
-  if (config.status == null || config.status === "") {
+  if (config.status == null || config.status === "" || config.status === "none" || config.status === "off") {
     return;
   }