diff --git a/torba/basedatabase.py b/torba/basedatabase.py
index 03b353f40..cdbfe08ce 100644
--- a/torba/basedatabase.py
+++ b/torba/basedatabase.py
@@ -335,6 +335,9 @@ class BaseDatabase(SQLiteMixin):
             **constraints
         )
 
+        if not tx_rows:
+            return []
+
         txids, txs = [], []
         for row in tx_rows:
             txids.append(row[0])