diff --git a/Duplicati/Library/Main/Operation/RecreateDatabaseHandler.cs b/Duplicati/Library/Main/Operation/RecreateDatabaseHandler.cs
index b9d85e191..3d11406a8 100644
--- a/Duplicati/Library/Main/Operation/RecreateDatabaseHandler.cs
+++ b/Duplicati/Library/Main/Operation/RecreateDatabaseHandler.cs
@@ -129,9 +129,15 @@ namespace Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation
                     orderby n.Time descending
                     select n;
 
+                if (filelists.Count() <= 0)
+                    throw new Exception(string.Format("No filelists found on the remote destinatio"));
+                
                 if (filelistfilter != null)
                     filelists = filelistfilter(filelists).Select(x => x.Value).ToArray();
 
+                if (filelists.Count() <= 0)
+                    throw new Exception(string.Format("No filelists"));
+
                 // If we are updating, all files should be accounted for
                 foreach(var fl in remotefiles)
                     volumeIds[fl.File.Name] = updating ? restoredb.GetRemoteVolumeID(fl.File.Name) : restoredb.RegisterRemoteVolume(fl.File.Name, fl.FileType, fl.File.Size, RemoteVolumeState.Uploaded);