diff --git a/changedetectionio/templates/watch-overview.html b/changedetectionio/templates/watch-overview.html
index 4a10cd049..fb4fe9752 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/templates/watch-overview.html
+++ b/changedetectionio/templates/watch-overview.html
@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@
             </tr>
             </thead>
             <tbody>
-
+            {% if not watches|length %}
+            <tr>
+                <td colspan="6">No website watches configured, please add a URL in the box above, or <a href="{{ url_for('import_page')}}" >import a list</a>.</td>
+            </tr>
+            {% endif %}
             {% for watch in (watches|sort(attribute=sort_attribute, reverse=sort_order == 'asc'))[pagination.skip:pagination.skip+pagination.per_page] %}
             <tr id="{{ watch.uuid }}"
                 class="{{ loop.cycle('pure-table-odd', 'pure-table-even') }} processor-{{ watch['processor'] }}