diff --git a/lunch_announcements.rb b/lunch_announcements.rb
index 33bfa05..9a15f95 100755
--- a/lunch_announcements.rb
+++ b/lunch_announcements.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ end
 lunch = LunchScraper.new(Date.today)
 menu = lunch.today
 
+if menu.count.zero?
+  STDERR.puts 'No menu items found.'
+  exit 1
+end
+
 client = Twilio::REST::Client.new(ENV['TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID'], ENV['TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN'])
 
 destinations = ENV['TO'].split(',')