diff --git a/ppf.py b/ppf.py
index ea7cf60..dbbfecf 100755
--- a/ppf.py
+++ b/ppf.py
@@ -165,7 +165,10 @@ def proxyleech(sqlite, rows):
 		hash = hashlib.md5(''.join(uniques)).hexdigest()
 
 		## empty list of proxies: multiply error by two
-		if not len(uniques): row[2] = (row[2] * 2)
+		if not len(uniques):
+			if row[1]: row[2] = (row[2] * 2)
+			else: row[2] = 99999
+
 		## same proxy list: increment error by one
 		elif hash == row[1]: row[2] = (row[2] + 1)
 		## proxylist was updated: error is zero