diff --git a/newsyc.js b/newsyc.js
index 5b68073..d30933c 100644
--- a/newsyc.js
+++ b/newsyc.js
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ list.on('keypress', function(key, item){
 console.log("Fetching news...");
 
 require("hn.js").home(function(err, items) {
-  if(err) return console.error(err);
+  if(err || !items.length) {
+    console.error(err || "HN is probably down :-(");
+    process.exit(1);
+    return;
+  }
 
   items.forEach(function(o){
     news[o.id] = o;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 81f9b9b..20627c2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "term-hackernews",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "description": "Command line reader for Hacker News",
   "main": "newsyc.js",
   "bin": {