diff --git a/backend/antigenapi/views_old.py b/backend/antigenapi/views_old.py
index d90f91d..d82ccce 100644
--- a/backend/antigenapi/views_old.py
+++ b/backend/antigenapi/views_old.py
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ def get_blast_sequencing_run(self, request, pk):
         """BLAST sequencing run vs database."""
         blast_str = run_blastp(pk)
         if not blast_str:
-            return JsonResponse({}, status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
+            return JsonResponse({"hits": []}, status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
 
         # Read query AIRR files for CDRs
         results = SequencingRunResults.objects.filter(sequencing_run_id=int(pk))
diff --git a/frontend/src/crudtemplates/BlastResults.js b/frontend/src/crudtemplates/BlastResults.js
index 045e9d2..51076d4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/crudtemplates/BlastResults.js
+++ b/frontend/src/crudtemplates/BlastResults.js
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ const BlastResults = (props) => {
                   </tr>
                 </thead>
                 <tbody className="bg-white">
+                  {!blastResults.hits.length && (
+                    <tr>
+                      <td colSpan="5" className="py-4 font-medium text-center">
+                        No results
+                      </td>
+                    </tr>
+                  )}
                   {blastResults.hits.map((row, rowIdx, arr) => (
                     <tr
                       key={
diff --git a/frontend/src/crudtemplates/SequencingResults.js b/frontend/src/crudtemplates/SequencingResults.js
index c4b441d..01dd1af 100644
--- a/frontend/src/crudtemplates/SequencingResults.js
+++ b/frontend/src/crudtemplates/SequencingResults.js
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ const SequencingResults = (props) => {
                   </tr>
                 </thead>
                 <tbody className="bg-white">
+                  {!sequencingResults.records.length && (
+                    <tr>
+                      <td colSpan="11" className="py-4 font-medium text-center">
+                        No results
+                      </td>
+                    </tr>
+                  )}
                   {sequencingResults.records.map((row) => (
                     <tr
                       key={row.sequence_id}