diff --git a/ephemetoot.py b/ephemetoot.py
index 690434d..88f0291 100644
--- a/ephemetoot.py
+++ b/ephemetoot.py
@@ -61,14 +61,17 @@ def checkToots(timeline, deleted_count=0):
   # the account_statuses call is paginated with a 40-toot limit
   # get the id of the last toot to include as 'max_id' in the next API call.
   # then keep triggering new rounds of checkToots() until there are no more toots to check
-  max_id = timeline[-1:][0].id
-  next_batch = mastodon.account_statuses(user_id, limit=40, max_id=max_id)
-  if len(next_batch) > 0:
-    checkToots(next_batch, deleted_count)
-  else: 
-    print('Removed ' + str(deleted_count) + ' toots.')
+  try:
+    max_id = timeline[-1:][0].id
+    next_batch = mastodon.account_statuses(user_id, limit=40, max_id=max_id)
+    if len(next_batch) > 0:
+      checkToots(next_batch, deleted_count)
+    else:
+      print('Removed ' + str(deleted_count) + ' toots.')
+  except IndexError:
+      print('No toots found!')
 
 # trigger from here
 account = mastodon.account(user_id)
 print('Checking ' + str(account.statuses_count) + ' toots...')
-checkToots(timeline)
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+checkToots(timeline)