diff --git a/deepsearch/cps/data_indices/utils.py b/deepsearch/cps/data_indices/utils.py
index a45cda81..cefb3509 100644
--- a/deepsearch/cps/data_indices/utils.py
+++ b/deepsearch/cps/data_indices/utils.py
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ def process_url_input(
     task_ids = []
     # submit urls
     count_urls = len(urls)
+
+    # Check if there are valid targets to iterate over
+    if count_urls == 0:
+        raise ValueError("No urls resolved from input")
     with tqdm(
         total=count_urls,
         desc=f"{'Submitting input:': <{progressbar.padding}}",
@@ -133,6 +137,9 @@ def process_local_file(
     # container for task_ids
     task_ids = []
 
+    # Check if there are valid targets to iterate over
+    if count_total_files == 0:
+        raise ValueError("No files resolved from input")
     # start loop
     with tqdm(
         total=count_total_files,
diff --git a/deepsearch/documents/core/convert.py b/deepsearch/documents/core/convert.py
index 10b26a39..a3362208 100644
--- a/deepsearch/documents/core/convert.py
+++ b/deepsearch/documents/core/convert.py
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ def send_files_for_conversion(
     # container for task_ids
     task_ids = []
 
+    # Check if there are valid targets to iterate over
+    if len(files_zip) == 0:
+        raise ValueError("No files resolved from input")
+
     # start loop
     with tqdm(
         total=len(files_zip),
@@ -163,6 +167,10 @@ def check_status_running_tasks(
     )
     statuses = []
 
+    # Check if there are valid targets to iterate over
+    if count_total == 0:
+        raise ValueError("No task_ids resolved from input")
+
     with tqdm(
         total=count_total,
         desc=f"{'Converting input:': <{progressbar.padding}}",
@@ -227,6 +235,10 @@ def download_converted_documents(
         shows progress bar if True
     """
 
+    # Check if there are valid targets to iterate over
+    if len(download_urls) == 0:
+        raise ValueError("No urls resolved from input")
+
     with tqdm(
         total=len(download_urls),
         desc=f"{'Downloading result:': <{progressbar.padding}}",
@@ -280,6 +292,11 @@ def send_urls_for_conversion(
     """
     count_urls = len(urls)
     task_ids = []
+
+    # Check if there are valid targets to iterate over
+    if count_urls == 0:
+        raise ValueError("No urls resolved from input")
+
     with tqdm(
         total=count_urls,
         desc=f"{'Submitting input:': <{progressbar.padding}}",
diff --git a/deepsearch/documents/core/create_report.py b/deepsearch/documents/core/create_report.py
index 976c13c2..348f41fe 100644
--- a/deepsearch/documents/core/create_report.py
+++ b/deepsearch/documents/core/create_report.py
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ def get_multiple_reports(
         writer = csv.writer(csvfile)
         writer.writerow(["batch_number", "task_id", "status", "document"])
 
+        # Check if there are valid targets to iterate over
+        if len(task_ids) == 0:
+            raise ValueError("No task_ids resolved from input")
+
         # start loop
         with tqdm(
             total=len(task_ids),