diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile.yml b/.github/workflows/compile.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69c1ae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: compile
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: "**"
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Compile main.cpp
+        run: g++ -std=c++17 main.cpp -o main
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diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 982d05f..83236b2 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -19,11 +19,19 @@ int main(){
   pick = rand() % 4;
   cout << "What are you listening to?\n";
   getline(cin,input);
+
+  if (input.empty()) {  // exit if nothing entered
+    return 0;
+}
   cout << VALIDATION[pick] << "! Let's listen to more\n";
 
   do{
     cout << "What's next?\n";
     getline(cin,input);
+
+    if (input.empty() || input == "nothing") {  // exit if nothing or is user types "nothing"
+    return 0;
+}
     pick = rand() % 4;
     cout << VALIDATION[pick] << "!\n";
   }while( input != "nothing" );