diff --git a/trifling.py b/trifling.py
index e508e1c..52f0b99 100644
--- a/trifling.py
+++ b/trifling.py
@@ -597,51 +597,54 @@ def whaleornot(bot, trigger):
 
     if not trigger.group(2):
         bot.say("Gotta have skin in the game to be a big fish! Add some XMR after the command to see what level the player is at!")
-    else
-        xmr_size = int(trigger.group(2))
-        if xmr_size < 0.1:
-            fish_string = "plankton"  
-        elif xmr_size >= 0.1 and xmr_size < 0.2:
-            fish_string = "Paedocypris"  
-        elif xmr_size >= 0.2 and xmr_size < 0.5:
-            fish_string = "Dwarf Goby" 
-        elif xmr_size >= 0.5 and xmr_size < 1:
-            fish_string = "European Pilchard"
-        elif xmr_size >= 1 and xmr_size < 2:
-            fish_string = "Goldfish"
-        elif xmr_size >= 2 and xmr_size < 5:
-            fish_string = "Herring"
-        elif xmr_size >= 5 and xmr_size < 10:
-            fish_string = "Atlantic Macerel"
-        elif xmr_size >= 10 and xmr_size < 20:
-            fish_string = "Gilt-head Bream"
-        elif xmr_size >= 20 and xmr_size < 50:
-            fish_string = "Salmonidae"
-        elif xmr_size >= 50 and xmr_size < 100:
-            fish_string = "Gadidae"
-        elif xmr_size >= 100 and xmr_size < 200:
-            fish_string = "Norwegian Delicious Salmon"
-        elif xmr_size >= 200 and xmr_size < 500:
-            fish_string = "Electric eel"
-        elif xmr_size >= 500 and xmr_size < 1000:
-            fish_string = "Tuna"
-        elif xmr_size >= 1000 and xmr_size < 2000:
-            fish_string = "Wels catfish"
-        elif xmr_size >= 2000 and xmr_size < 5000:
-            fish_string = "Black marlin"
-        elif xmr_size >= 5000 and xmr_size < 10000:
-            fish_string = "Shark"
-        elif xmr_size >= 10000 and xmr_size < 20000:
-            fish_string = "Dolphin"
-        elif xmr_size >= 20000 and xmr_size < 40000:
-            fish_string = "Narwhal"
-        elif xmr_size >= 40000 and xmr_size < 60000:
-            fish_string = "Orca"
-        elif xmr_size >= 60000 and xmr_size < 100000:
-            fish_string = "Blue Whale"
-        elif xmr_size >= 100000 and xmr_size < 200000:
-            fish_string = "Leviathan"
-        elif xmr_size >= 200000:
-            fish_string = "Cthulu"
+    else:
+        try:
+            xmr_size = int(trigger.group(2))
+            if xmr_size < 0.1:
+                fish_string = "plankton"  
+            elif xmr_size >= 0.1 and xmr_size < 0.2:
+                fish_string = "Paedocypris"  
+            elif xmr_size >= 0.2 and xmr_size < 0.5:
+                fish_string = "Dwarf Goby" 
+            elif xmr_size >= 0.5 and xmr_size < 1:
+                fish_string = "European Pilchard"
+            elif xmr_size >= 1 and xmr_size < 2:
+                fish_string = "Goldfish"
+            elif xmr_size >= 2 and xmr_size < 5:
+                fish_string = "Herring"
+            elif xmr_size >= 5 and xmr_size < 10:
+                fish_string = "Atlantic Macerel"
+            elif xmr_size >= 10 and xmr_size < 20:
+                fish_string = "Gilt-head Bream"
+            elif xmr_size >= 20 and xmr_size < 50:
+                fish_string = "Salmonidae"
+            elif xmr_size >= 50 and xmr_size < 100:
+                fish_string = "Gadidae"
+            elif xmr_size >= 100 and xmr_size < 200:
+                fish_string = "Norwegian Delicious Salmon"
+            elif xmr_size >= 200 and xmr_size < 500:
+                fish_string = "Electric eel"
+            elif xmr_size >= 500 and xmr_size < 1000:
+                fish_string = "Tuna"
+            elif xmr_size >= 1000 and xmr_size < 2000:
+                fish_string = "Wels catfish"
+            elif xmr_size >= 2000 and xmr_size < 5000:
+                fish_string = "Black marlin"
+            elif xmr_size >= 5000 and xmr_size < 10000:
+                fish_string = "Shark"
+            elif xmr_size >= 10000 and xmr_size < 20000:
+                fish_string = "Dolphin"
+            elif xmr_size >= 20000 and xmr_size < 40000:
+                fish_string = "Narwhal"
+            elif xmr_size >= 40000 and xmr_size < 60000:
+                fish_string = "Orca"
+            elif xmr_size >= 60000 and xmr_size < 100000:
+                fish_string = "Blue Whale"
+            elif xmr_size >= 100000 and xmr_size < 200000:
+                fish_string = "Leviathan"
+            elif xmr_size >= 200000:
+                fish_string = "Cthulu"
+            bot.say("{0} level.".format(fish_string))
+        except:
+            bot.say("Try a base ten representation of a number")
 
-    bot.say("{0} level.".format(fish_string))