diff --git a/utils/stuck-write.sh b/utils/stuck-write.sh
index 7031e9a..66a7a82 100755
--- a/utils/stuck-write.sh
+++ b/utils/stuck-write.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 function req {
     ssh c4science-db01 "mysql -B -e \"$@\" phabricator_repository" 2> /dev/null
 }
 
 repo=$(req 'select w.writeProperties,r.phid from repository_workingcopyversion as w,repository as r where r.phid=w.repositoryPHID and w.isWriting=1;' | tail -n +2)
+if [ -z $repo ]; then echo "Nothing to do.. exiting"; exit; fi
 
 while read -r r; do
     TS=$(echo "$r" | cut -f1 | jq -r '.epoch')
     if [ $TS -lt $(($(date +%s)-3600)) ]; then # older than 1 hour
         echo "$r" | cut -f2
     fi
 done <<< "$repo"