diff --git a/api/p/memeland/memeland.gno b/api/p/memeland/memeland.gno
index b154d85..011a3cc 100644
--- a/api/p/memeland/memeland.gno
+++ b/api/p/memeland/memeland.gno
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ func (m *Memeland) Upvote(id string) string {
 
 // GetPostsInRange returns a JSON string of posts within the given timestamp range, supporting pagination.
 func (m *Memeland) GetPostsInRange(startTimestamp, endTimestamp int64, page, pageSize int, sortBy string) string {
+	if len(m.Posts) == 0 {
+		return "[]"
+	}
+
 	if page < 1 {
 		panic("page count cannot be less than 1")
 	}
diff --git a/api/p/memeland/memeland_test.gno b/api/p/memeland/memeland_test.gno
index 7ff7e80..92bb8da 100644
--- a/api/p/memeland/memeland_test.gno
+++ b/api/p/memeland/memeland_test.gno
@@ -199,6 +199,20 @@ func TestGetPostsInRangeByUpvote(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestNoPosts(t *testing.T) {
+	m := NewMemeland()
+
+	// Add a post to Memeland
+	now := time.Now().Unix()
+
+	jsonStr := m.GetPostsInRange(0, now, 1, 1, "DATE_CREATED")
+
+	if jsonStr != "[]" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 0 posts to return [], got %s", jsonStr)
+	}
+
+}
+
 func TestUpvote(t *testing.T) {
 	m := NewMemeland()