diff --git a/scripts/overview.php b/scripts/overview.php
index bf7df3f..3d9c352 100644
--- a/scripts/overview.php
+++ b/scripts/overview.php
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ function loadDetectionIfNewExists(previous_detection_identifier=undefined) {
   const xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
   xhttp.onload = function() {
     // if there's a new detection that needs to be updated to the page
-    if(this.responseText.length > 0 && !this.responseText.includes("Database is busy")) {
+    if(this.responseText.length > 0 && !this.responseText.includes("Database is busy") && !this.responseText.includes("No Detections") || previous_detection_identifier == undefined) {
       document.getElementById("most_recent_detection").innerHTML = this.responseText;
 
       // only going to load left chart & 5 most recents if there's a new detection
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ function loadLeftChart() {
 function refreshTopTen() {
   const xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
   xhttp.onload = function() {
-  if(this.responseText.length > 0 && !this.responseText.includes("Database is busy")) {
+  if(this.responseText.length > 0 && !this.responseText.includes("Database is busy") && !this.responseText.includes("No Detections") || previous_detection_identifier == undefined) {
     document.getElementById("chart").src = "/Charts/"+this.responseText+"?nocache="+Date.now();
   }
   }