diff --git a/__tests__/config.test.ts b/__tests__/config.test.ts
index b4468cc..bd4c886 100644
--- a/__tests__/config.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/config.test.ts
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ describe("getBody", () => {
     expect(await config.getBody()).toBe("hi there\n\n---\nhi there\n")
   })
 
-  test("uses file content as body when path is provided but message has no {{{content}}} placeholder", async () => {
+  test("uses message as body when path is provided but message has no {{{content}}} placeholder", async () => {
     const {config, core} = await loadConfig()
     vi.mocked(core.getMultilineInput).mockReturnValue(["__tests__/assets/result"])
     vi.mocked(core.getInput).mockImplementation(name => {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ describe("getBody", () => {
     mockGlobCreate.mockResolvedValue({
       glob: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([resolve("__tests__/assets/result")]),
     })
-    expect(await config.getBody()).toBe("hi there\n")
+    expect(await config.getBody()).toBe("no placeholder here")
   })
 
   test("embeds multiple files content in message when {{{content}}} placeholder is used", async () => {
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 8c3f977..9e36b6b 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -61,8 +61,11 @@ export async function getBody(): Promise<string> {
       const fileContent = (await globber.glob())
         .map(path => readFileSync(path, "utf-8"))
         .join("\n")
-      if (messageInput && messageInput.includes("{{{content}}}")) {
-        return messageInput.replace(/\{\{\{content\}\}\}/g, fileContent)
+      if (messageInput) {
+        if (messageInput.includes("{{{content}}}")) {
+          return messageInput.replace(/\{\{\{content\}\}\}/g, fileContent)
+        }
+        return messageInput
       }
       return fileContent
     } catch (error) {