Set reason to default as an empty string.

Co-authored-by: Dennis Pham <[email protected]>

2 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/bot/exts/moderation/watchchannels/_watchchannel.py b/bot/exts/moderation/watchchannels/_watchchannel.py
index d1e976190..f9fc12dc3 100644
--- a/bot/exts/moderation/watchchannels/_watchchannel.py
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/watchchannels/_watchchannel.py
@@ -285,10 +285,7 @@ class WatchChannel(metaclass=CogABCMeta):
         else:
             message_jump = f"in [#{msg.channel.name}]({msg.jump_url})"
 
-        # Add reason to the footer if it exists.
-        footer = f"Added {time_delta} by {actor}"
-        if reason:
-            footer += f" | Reason: {reason}"
+        footer = f"Added {time_delta} by {actor} | Reason: {reason}"
         embed = Embed(description=f"{msg.author.mention} {message_jump}")
         embed.set_footer(text=textwrap.shorten(footer, width=128, placeholder="..."))
 
diff --git a/bot/exts/moderation/watchchannels/talentpool.py b/bot/exts/moderation/watchchannels/talentpool.py
index fdba6606d..8dd46a951 100644
--- a/bot/exts/moderation/watchchannels/talentpool.py
+++ b/bot/exts/moderation/watchchannels/talentpool.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class TalentPool(WatchChannel, Cog, name="Talentpool"):
 
     @nomination_group.command(name='watch', aliases=('w', 'add', 'a'), root_aliases=("nominate",))
     @has_any_role(*STAFF_ROLES)
-    async def watch_command(self, ctx: Context, user: FetchedMember, *, reason: Optional[str] = '') -> None:
+    async def watch_command(self, ctx: Context, user: FetchedMember, *, reason: str = '') -> None:
         """
         Relay messages sent by the given `user` to the `#talent-pool` channel.