diff --git a/plugins/ai/data_source.py b/plugins/ai/data_source.py
index d36005ae..1cbbb2dc 100644
--- a/plugins/ai/data_source.py
+++ b/plugins/ai/data_source.py
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ async def tu_ling(text: str, img_url: str, user_id: int, sess: ClientSession) ->
     """
     global index
     TL_KEY = Config.get_config("ai", "TL_KEY")
+    if not TL_KEY:
+        return ''
     try:
         if text:
             req = {