diff --git a/src/store-releases.js b/src/store-releases.js
index b977a25c..7474fa58 100644
--- a/src/store-releases.js
+++ b/src/store-releases.js
@@ -357,6 +357,10 @@ async function associateMovieScenes(movies, movieScenes) {
 }
 
 async function storeMovies(movies, movieScenes) {
+	if (movies.length === 0) {
+		return [];
+	}
+
 	const { uniqueReleases } = await filterDuplicateReleases(movies);
 	const [batchId] = await knex('batches').insert({ comment: null }).returning('id');