diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index bb47c75283..0426816192 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -1042,7 +1042,6 @@ async def trigger_auto_triggers(self, message, channel, *, cls=commands.Context)
         ctxs = []
 
         if alias is not None:
-            ctxs = []
             aliases = normalize_alias(alias)
             if not aliases:
                 logger.warning("Alias %s is invalid as called in autotrigger.", invoker)
@@ -1063,7 +1062,6 @@ async def trigger_auto_triggers(self, message, channel, *, cls=commands.Context)
                 await self.invoke(ctx)
 
                 ctx.command.checks = old_checks
-                continue
 
     async def get_context(self, message, *, cls=commands.Context):
         """