diff --git a/dan/datasets/extract/arkindex.py b/dan/datasets/extract/arkindex.py
index e13578a7c5052551e47a6a3f6e0aa6d7fb9cd4a4..02eefd1a8403ba9895d2f5878eaab86191bcfa4d 100644
--- a/dan/datasets/extract/arkindex.py
+++ b/dan/datasets/extract/arkindex.py
@@ -481,6 +481,11 @@ class ArkindexExtractor:
                     pbar.update()
                     pbar.refresh()
 
+        if not self.data:
+            raise Exception(
+                "No data was extracted using the provided export database and parameters"
+            )
+
         self.download_images()
         self.format_lm_files()
         self.export()