diff --git a/scripts/commands/guides/update.js b/scripts/commands/guides/update.js
index d40a28aa..f7de932e 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/guides/update.js
+++ b/scripts/commands/guides/update.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ async function main() {
   await db.programs.load()
   await api.channels.load()
 
+  let total = 0
   const grouped = groupByGroup(await loadQueue())
   for (const key in grouped) {
     let channels = {}
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ async function main() {
     channels = Object.values(channels)
     channels = _.sortBy(channels, 'xmltv_id')
     programs = _.sortBy(programs, ['channel', 'start'])
+    total += programs.length
 
     const filepath = `${PUBLIC_DIR}/guides/${key}.epg.xml`
     logger.info(`Creating "${filepath}"...`)
@@ -42,7 +44,12 @@ async function main() {
     await file.create(filepath, output)
   }
 
-  logger.info(`Done`)
+  if (!total) {
+    logger.error('\nError: No programs found')
+    process.exit(1)
+  } else {
+    logger.info(`Done`)
+  }
 }
 
 main()
diff --git a/tests/__data__/input/database/no-programs.db b/tests/__data__/input/database/no-programs.db
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/commands/guides/update.test.js b/tests/commands/guides/update.test.js
index 98c8455a..665bbf5b 100644
--- a/tests/commands/guides/update.test.js
+++ b/tests/commands/guides/update.test.js
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ const path = require('path')
 beforeEach(() => {
   fs.emptyDirSync('tests/__data__/output')
   fs.copyFileSync('tests/__data__/input/database/queue.db', 'tests/__data__/output/queue.db')
-  fs.copyFileSync('tests/__data__/input/database/programs.db', 'tests/__data__/output/programs.db')
+})
 
+it('can generate /guides', () => {
+  fs.copyFileSync('tests/__data__/input/database/programs.db', 'tests/__data__/output/programs.db')
   const stdout = execSync(
     'DB_DIR=tests/__data__/output DATA_DIR=tests/__data__/input/data PUBLIC_DIR=tests/__data__/output npm run guides:update',
     { encoding: 'utf8' }
   )
-})
 
-it('can generate /guides', () => {
   expect(content('tests/__data__/output/guides/fr/chaines-tv.orange.fr.epg.xml')).toBe(
     content('tests/__data__/expected/guides/fr/chaines-tv.orange.fr.epg.xml')
   )
@@ -23,6 +23,39 @@ it('can generate /guides', () => {
   )
 })
 
+it('will terminate process if programs not found', () => {
+  fs.copyFileSync(
+    'tests/__data__/input/database/no-programs.db',
+    'tests/__data__/output/programs.db'
+  )
+  try {
+    const stdout = execSync(
+      'DB_DIR=tests/__data__/output DATA_DIR=tests/__data__/input/data PUBLIC_DIR=tests/__data__/output npm run guides:update',
+      { encoding: 'utf8' }
+    )
+    console.log(stdout)
+    process.exit(1)
+  } catch (err) {
+    expect(err.status).toBe(1)
+    expect(err.stdout).toBe(`
+> guides:update
+> node scripts/commands/guides/update.js
+
+Generating guides/...
+Loading \"database/programs.db\"...
+Loading queue...
+Creating \"tests/__data__/output/guides/us/directv.com.epg.xml\"...
+Creating \"tests/__data__/output/guides/fr/chaines-tv.orange.fr.epg.xml\"...
+Creating \"tests/__data__/output/guides/bh/chaines-tv.orange.fr.epg.xml\"...
+Creating \"tests/__data__/output/guides/ge/magticom.ge.epg.xml\"...
+Creating \"tests/__data__/output/guides/ru/yandex.ru.epg.xml\"...
+Creating \"tests/__data__/output/guides/zw/dstv.com.epg.xml\"...
+
+Error: No programs found
+`)
+  }
+})
+
 function content(filepath) {
   const data = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(filepath), {
     encoding: 'utf8'