diff --git a/hugvey/story.py b/hugvey/story.py
index 766319b..d90eaa5 100644
--- a/hugvey/story.py
+++ b/hugvey/story.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class Message(object):
 #         self.logger.debug(f"Getting text for {self.id}")
         for var in self.variables:
             self.logger.debug(f"try replacing ${var} with {self.variableValues[var]} in {text}")
-            replacement = self.variableValues[var] if (self.variableValues[var] is not None) else "nothing" #TODO: translate nothing to each language
+            replacement = self.variableValues[var] if (self.variableValues[var] is not None) else self.story.configuration.nothing_text #TODO: translate nothing to each language
             text = text.replace('$'+var, replacement)
         return text
 
@@ -942,7 +942,8 @@ class Diversion(object):
 
 class Configuration(object):
     id = 'configuration'
-    volume = 1
+    volume = 1 # Volume multiplier for 'play' command
+    nothing_text = "nothing" # When variable is not set, but used in sentence, replace it with this word.
     
     @classmethod
     def initFromJson(configClass, data, story):
diff --git a/www/js/hugvey_console.js b/www/js/hugvey_console.js
index 0b4614d..cbc888a 100644
--- a/www/js/hugvey_console.js
+++ b/www/js/hugvey_console.js
@@ -889,6 +889,19 @@ class Graph {
 					},
 					'value': this.configuration.hasOwnProperty('volume') ? this.configuration.volume : 1
 				})
+    		),
+    		crel(
+				'label',
+				"Text replacement when no variable is set: ",
+				crel('input', {
+					'type': 'text',
+					'on': {
+						'change': function(e){
+							panopticon.graph.configuration['nothing_text'] = parseFloat(e.target.value)
+						}
+					},
+					'value': this.configuration.hasOwnProperty('nothing_text') ? this.configuration.nothing_text : "nothing"
+				})
     		)
     	);