diff --git a/backend/run/copr-backend-unknown-resalloc-tickets.py b/backend/run/copr-backend-unknown-resalloc-tickets.py
index b7d8df60d..6acc55787 100755
--- a/backend/run/copr-backend-unknown-resalloc-tickets.py
+++ b/backend/run/copr-backend-unknown-resalloc-tickets.py
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ def used_ids():
     output = output.strip()
     tickets = set()
     for ticket_id in output.split("\n"):
-        assert all(c.isdigit() for c in ticket_id)
+        if len(ticket_id) <= 0:
+            continue
+        assert c.isdigit()
         tickets.add(int(ticket_id))
     return tickets
 
@@ -61,11 +63,13 @@ def print_once(message):
         print(message)
         storage[message] = True
 
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
+def _main():
     script_requires_user("resalloc")
 
     used = used_ids()
+    if not used:
+        print("no tickets used")
+        return
 
     # This is the oldest ticket that Copr Backend currently uses.
     min_used = min(used)
@@ -80,3 +84,9 @@ def print_once(message):
         else:
             print_once("These tickets are relatively new for closing blindly, double check!")
             print(f"resalloc ticket-check {unknown_id}")
+
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    _main()