diff --git a/src/util/Util.js b/src/util/Util.js
index 2f12d5870..f9aaf21c2 100644
--- a/src/util/Util.js
+++ b/src/util/Util.js
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ class Util {
    * Splits a string into multiple chunks at a designated character that do not exceed a specific length.
    * @param {StringResolvable} text Content to split
    * @param {SplitOptions} [options] Options controlling the behavior of the split
-   * @returns {string|string[]}
+   * @returns {string[]}
    */
   static splitMessage(text, { maxLength = 2000, char = '\n', prepend = '', append = '' } = {}) {
     text = this.resolveString(text);
-    if (text.length <= maxLength) return text;
+    if (text.length <= maxLength) return [text];
     const splitText = text.split(char);
     if (splitText.some(chunk => chunk.length > maxLength)) throw new RangeError('SPLIT_MAX_LEN');
     const messages = [];