diff --git a/openwakeword/train.py b/openwakeword/train.py
index 411fc43..3901999 100755
--- a/openwakeword/train.py
+++ b/openwakeword/train.py
@@ -360,26 +360,30 @@ def train_model(self, X, max_steps, warmup_steps, hold_steps, X_val=None,
                     w[pos_ndcs] = 1
                     w = w[..., None]
 
-            # Do backpropagation, with gradient accumulation if the batch-size after selecting high loss examples is too small
-            loss = self.loss(predictions, y_ if self.n_classes == 1 else y, w.to(self.device))
-            loss = loss/accumulation_steps
-            accumulated_samples += predictions.shape[0]
-            if accumulated_samples < 128:
-                accumulation_steps += 1
+            if predictions.shape[0] != 0:  # edge case where a batch is empty after selecting high loss examples
+                # Do backpropagation, with gradient accumulation if the batch-size after selecting high loss examples is too small
+                loss = self.loss(predictions, y_ if self.n_classes == 1 else y, w.to(self.device))
+                loss = loss/accumulation_steps
+                accumulated_samples += predictions.shape[0]
+                if accumulated_samples < 128:
+                    accumulation_steps += 1
+                else:
+                    loss.backward()
+                    self.optimizer.step()
+                    accumulation_steps = 1
+                    accumulated_samples = 0
+
+                self.history["loss"].append(loss.detach().cpu().numpy())
+
+                # Compute training metrics and log them
+                fp = self.fp(predictions, y_ if self.n_classes == 1 else y)
+                self.n_fp += fp
+                self.history["recall"].append(self.recall(predictions, y_).detach().cpu().numpy())
+
+                if self.n_classes != 1:
+                    self.history["accuracy"].append(self.acc(predictions, y).detach().cpu().numpy())
             else:
-                loss.backward()
-                self.optimizer.step()
-                accumulation_steps = 1
-                accumulated_samples = 0
-
-            # Compute training metrics and log them
-            fp = self.fp(predictions, y_ if self.n_classes == 1 else y)
-            self.n_fp += fp
-
-            self.history["loss"].append(loss.detach().cpu().numpy())
-            self.history["recall"].append(self.recall(predictions, y_).detach().cpu().numpy())
-            if self.n_classes != 1:
-                self.history["accuracy"].append(self.acc(predictions, y).detach().cpu().numpy())
+                logging.warning("Empty batch after selecting high loss examples! Your model may be overfit to the training data.")
 
             # Run validation and log validation metrics
             if step_ndx in val_steps and step_ndx > 1 and false_positive_val_data is not None: