diff --git a/js/actions/piece_list_actions.js b/js/actions/piece_list_actions.js
index 2d5f6447..eb9a5403 100644
--- a/js/actions/piece_list_actions.js
+++ b/js/actions/piece_list_actions.js
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ class PieceListActions {
                         'pieceListCount': res.count
                     });
                     resolve();
-                });
+                })
+                .catch((err) => reject(err));
         });
     }
     fetchPieceRequestActions() {
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_accordion_list/accordion_list.js b/js/components/ascribe_accordion_list/accordion_list.js
index 454e6dbc..597581db 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_accordion_list/accordion_list.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_accordion_list/accordion_list.js
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ let AccordionList = React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
         className: React.PropTypes.string,
         children: React.PropTypes.arrayOf(React.PropTypes.element).isRequired,
-        loadingElement: React.PropTypes.element
+        loadingElement: React.PropTypes.element,
+        count: React.PropTypes.number
     },
     
     render() {
@@ -16,10 +17,10 @@ let AccordionList = React.createClass({
                     {this.props.children}
                 </div>
             );
-        } else if(this.props.itemList.length === 0) {
+        } else if(this.props.count === 0) {
             return (
                 <div>
-                    <p className="text-center">You don't have any works yet...</p>
+                    <p className="text-center">We could not find any works related to you...</p>
                     <p className="text-center">To register one, click <a href="register_piece">here</a>!</p>
                 </div>
             );
diff --git a/js/components/piece_list.js b/js/components/piece_list.js
index 08ac9bab..f0b5a41c 100644
--- a/js/components/piece_list.js
+++ b/js/components/piece_list.js
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ let PieceList = React.createClass({
                     className="ascribe-accordion-list"
                     changeOrder={this.accordionChangeOrder}
                     itemList={this.state.pieceList}
+                    count={this.state.pieceListCount}
                     orderBy={this.state.orderBy}
                     orderAsc={this.state.orderAsc}
                     search={this.state.search}
diff --git a/js/stores/piece_list_store.js b/js/stores/piece_list_store.js
index 4e536c26..e18dbc31 100644
--- a/js/stores/piece_list_store.js
+++ b/js/stores/piece_list_store.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class PieceListStore {
          * the number of items the resource actually - without pagination - provides.
          */
         this.pieceList = [];
-        this.pieceListCount = 0;
+        this.pieceListCount = -1;
         this.page = 1;
         this.pageSize = 10;
         this.search = '';