diff --git a/controllers/controllers.php b/controllers/controllers.php
index 8d2864c..3c24f56 100644
--- a/controllers/controllers.php
+++ b/controllers/controllers.php
@@ -264,18 +264,26 @@ $app->get('/:domain', function($domain) use($app) {
   }
   $entries = $entries->limit($per_page)->order_by_desc('published')->find_many();
 
-  $older = ORM::for_table('entries')->where('user_id', $user->id)
-    ->where_lt('id', $entries[count($entries)-1]->id)->order_by_desc('published')->find_one();
+  if(count($entries) > 1) {
+    $older = ORM::for_table('entries')->where('user_id', $user->id)
+      ->where_lt('id', $entries[count($entries)-1]->id)->order_by_desc('published')->find_one();
+  } else {
+    $older = null;
+  }
 
-  $newer = ORM::for_table('entries')->where('user_id', $user->id)
-    ->where_gte('id', $entries[0]->id)->order_by_asc('published')->offset($per_page)->find_one();
+  if(count($entries) > 1) {
+    $newer = ORM::for_table('entries')->where('user_id', $user->id)
+      ->where_gte('id', $entries[0]->id)->order_by_asc('published')->offset($per_page)->find_one();
+  } else {
+    $newer = null;
+  }
 
   if(!$newer) {
     // no new entry was found at the specific offset, so find the newest post to link to instead
     $newer = ORM::for_table('entries')->where('user_id', $user->id)
       ->order_by_desc('published')->limit(1)->find_one();
 
-    if($newer->id == $entries[0]->id)
+    if($newer && $newer->id == $entries[0]->id)
       $newer = false;
   }
 
diff --git a/views/entries.php b/views/entries.php
index df618fc..009a852 100644
--- a/views/entries.php
+++ b/views/entries.php
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
     <?php endforeach; ?>
   </ul>
 
+  <?php if(count($this->entries) == 0): ?>
+    <div class="bs-callout bs-callout-warning">There are no entries yet!</div>
+  <?php endif; ?>
+
   <nav class="site-navigation">
     <? if($this->older) { ?>
       <a class="prev" href="/<?= $this->user->url ?>?before=<?= $this->older ?>" rel="prev"><abbr>&larr;</abbr> <span>Older</span></a>