diff --git a/services/track-changes/app/coffee/PackManager.coffee b/services/track-changes/app/coffee/PackManager.coffee
index 70b094d654..55bc6f7304 100644
--- a/services/track-changes/app/coffee/PackManager.coffee
+++ b/services/track-changes/app/coffee/PackManager.coffee
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ module.exports = PackManager =
 		# find all packs prior to current pack
 		PackManager.findUnindexedPacks project_id, doc_id, (err, newPacks) ->
 			return callback(err) if err?
-			return callback() if not newPacks?
+			return callback() if not newPacks? or newPacks.length is 0
 			PackManager.insertPacksIntoIndexWithLock project_id, doc_id, newPacks, (err) ->
 				return callback(err) if err?
 				logger.log {project_id, doc_id, newPacks}, "added new packs to index"