diff --git a/src/main/java/org/asamk/signal/commands/SendCommand.java b/src/main/java/org/asamk/signal/commands/SendCommand.java
index 308e564c..9477e1bf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/asamk/signal/commands/SendCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/asamk/signal/commands/SendCommand.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class SendCommand implements DbusCommand {
             return 1;
         }
 
-        if (ns.getList("recipient") == null || ns.getList("recipient").size() == 0) {
+        if ((ns.getList("recipient") == null || ns.getList("recipient").size() == 0) && ns.getString("group") == null) {
             System.err.println("No recipients given");
             System.err.println("Aborting sending.");
             return 1;