diff --git a/td.go b/td.go
index 0bbfc24..e436088 100644
--- a/td.go
+++ b/td.go
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ func getHistory(c *tdlib.Client) {
 	var lastMsgID64 int64 = int64(math.MaxInt64)
 	var msgCount int32 = 0
 
+	fmt.Printf("Retrieving chat.\n", msgCount)
+
 	conn, err := amqp.Dial("amqp://" + cfg.Rabbit.User + ":" + cfg.Rabbit.Password + "@" + cfg.Rabbit.Host + "/" + cfg.Rabbit.Queue)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ func getHistory(c *tdlib.Client) {
 				logOnError(err, "Cannot get history")
 				lastMsgID64 = -1
 			}
-		} else {
+		} else if msgs.TotalCount > 0 {
 			for _, msg := range msgs.Messages {
 				switch msg.Content.GetMessageContentEnum() {
 				case tdlib.MessageTextType:
@@ -180,6 +182,8 @@ func getHistory(c *tdlib.Client) {
 					log.Printf("getHistory : no handler for %s\n", msg.Content.GetMessageContentEnum())
 				}
 			}
+		} else {
+			lastMsgID64 = -1
 		}
 	}
 	log.Printf("Exported %d messages.\n", msgCount)