diff --git a/beem/discussions.py b/beem/discussions.py
index e9c343954ce17820d6ab303daca31cd82fe94ba9..f91241f175b3e5e50757a810a81a9946867bad24 100644
--- a/beem/discussions.py
+++ b/beem/discussions.py
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ class Discussions(object):
             elif discussion_type == "tags":
                 dd = Trending_tags(discussion_query, steem_instance=self.steem, lazy=self.lazy)
 
+            if not dd:
+                return
+
             for d in dd:
                 double_result = False
                 if discussion_type == "tags":