diff --git a/app/corona.py b/app/corona.py
index a222cb76..320757f0 100755
--- a/app/corona.py
+++ b/app/corona.py
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ def sum_numbers(location):
 #   return percent_vaccinated
 
 
-def parse_message(message):
+def parse_message(location=None):
     try:
-        location = string.capwords(" ".join(message.split()))
+        location = string.capwords(" ".join(location.split()))
         if not location:
             location = "California"
-    except IndexError:
+    except (IndexError, AttributeError):
         location = "California"
     return sum_numbers(location)
diff --git a/helm/values.yaml b/helm/values.yaml
index 0583f120..41c7e6bb 100644
--- a/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/values.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ replicaCount: 1
 
 image:
   # Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion.
-  tag: "174"
+  tag: "176"
   repository: ldooks/dragon-bot
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent