diff --git a/src/pages/api/ratemyprofessorScraper.ts b/src/pages/api/ratemyprofessorScraper.ts
index 6a5a11c..e60f40c 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/ratemyprofessorScraper.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/ratemyprofessorScraper.ts
@@ -146,10 +146,14 @@ export default function handler(
             maxRatingsProfessor = professors[i];
           }
         }
-        res.status(200).json({
-          message: 'success',
-          data: maxRatingsProfessor.node,
-        });
+        if (maxRatingsProfessor.node.numRatings > 0) {
+          res.status(200).json({
+            message: 'success',
+            data: maxRatingsProfessor.node,
+          });
+        } else {
+          res.status(400).json({ message: 'Data for professor not found' });
+        }
         resolve();
         return;
       })