diff --git a/PVE/CLI/pvesm.pm b/PVE/CLI/pvesm.pm
index 93ef977..caac51b 100755
--- a/PVE/CLI/pvesm.pm
+++ b/PVE/CLI/pvesm.pm
@@ -932,6 +932,11 @@ our $cmddef = {
 
 	return if !$dryrun;
 
+	if (!scalar(@{$list})) {
+	    print "No backups found\n";
+	    return;
+	}
+
 	print "NOTE: this is only a preview and might not be what a subsequent\n" .
 	      "prune call does if backups are removed/added in the meantime.\n\n";