diff --git a/src/QMPClient.ts b/src/QMPClient.ts
index 7232f77..796fa80 100644
--- a/src/QMPClient.ts
+++ b/src/QMPClient.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export default class QMPClient extends EventEmitter {
         try {
             msg = JSON.parse(msgraw);
         } catch {
+            this.emit("qmpreturn", '');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -150,4 +151,4 @@ export default class QMPClient extends EventEmitter {
             res(await this.execute({execute: "human-monitor-command", arguments: {"command-line": command}}));
         });
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}