diff --git a/source/documents/scripts/services/transformer.js.coffee b/source/documents/scripts/services/transformer.js.coffee
index 154bbdb..9daf9d7 100644
--- a/source/documents/scripts/services/transformer.js.coffee
+++ b/source/documents/scripts/services/transformer.js.coffee
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ angular.module("sideBySide").factory("transformer", () ->
 	# Transform translations
 	#
 	# @param translations [...Object] Translation with 'meta' and 'content' keys
-	# @throw On uneven number of verses
+	# @throw No poems or uneven number of verses
 	# @return [Array] Translations transformed into row-based format
 	return (translations...) ->
 		# Check whether all translations have same number of verses
 		#
 		# @param translations [array] Translations to check
 		check_lengths = (translations) ->
+			if translations.length < 1
+				throw "No poems found!"
 			lengths = []
 			for translation in translations
 				l = translation.content.length
diff --git a/source/documents/tests/services/transformer.js.coffee b/source/documents/tests/services/transformer.js.coffee
index 436e82d..27707ca 100644
--- a/source/documents/tests/services/transformer.js.coffee
+++ b/source/documents/tests/services/transformer.js.coffee
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ test("transformer", () ->
 	)
 	deepEqual(transformer(english, czech), expected)
 
-	# Test various error messages as we remove items
+	# Test various error messages
+	throws(() ->
+		transformer()
+	)
+
 	czech.content.pop()
 	throws(() ->
 		transformer(english, czech, polish)