diff --git a/src/NadekoBot/Modules/Games/Trivia/TriviaGame.cs b/src/NadekoBot/Modules/Games/Trivia/TriviaGame.cs
index da0eed93d..fc463f5e2 100644
--- a/src/NadekoBot/Modules/Games/Trivia/TriviaGame.cs
+++ b/src/NadekoBot/Modules/Games/Trivia/TriviaGame.cs
@@ -131,9 +131,12 @@ public sealed class TriviaGame
                         hintSent = true;
                         // start a new countdown of the same length
                         halfGuessTimerTask = TimeOutFactory();
-                        // send a hint out
-                        await OnHint(this, question);
-                        
+                        if (!_opts.NoHint)
+                        {
+                            // send a hint out
+                            await OnHint(this, question);
+                        }
+
                         continue;
                     }