diff --git a/analyze_batch.py b/analyze_batch.py
index 933b40f..d460f90 100644
--- a/analyze_batch.py
+++ b/analyze_batch.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def main(folder, intervl):
                     toxlevels.append(toxlevel)
             printnoln("\rcomputing toxic levels: post " + str(len(filteredposts)) + "/" + str(len(filteredposts)) + " ... plotting ...")
 
-            avgsent[option_posts].append(np.mean([s['compound'] for s in toxlevels]))
+            avgsent[option_posts].append(np.mean([s['compound'] for s in toxlevels]) if len(toxlevels) == 0 else 0)
             avgsentsingle[option_posts].append([s['compound'] for s in toxlevels])
 
             outfilename = goutfilenamenewusers + "_" + str(option_posts)
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def main(folder, intervl):
                     print("Sentiment not found for " + a['Id'])
                 toxlevels.append(toxlevel)
         printnoln("\rcomputing toxic levels: post " + str(len(filteredposts)) + "/" + str(len(filteredposts)) + " ... plotting ...")
-        avgsent[0].append(np.mean([s['compound'] for s in toxlevels]))
+        avgsent[0].append(np.mean([s['compound'] for s in toxlevels]) if len(toxlevels) == 0 else 0)
         avgsentsingle[0].append([s['compound'] for s in toxlevels])
 
         dumptoxlevels(toxlevels, goutfilenameoldusers + ".py")