diff --git a/controllers/timetable.go b/controllers/timetable.go
index 58267dd..654d310 100644
--- a/controllers/timetable.go
+++ b/controllers/timetable.go
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ func (b *BaseHandler) GetTimetable(officeHours []models.OfficeHour) (timetable m
 }
 
 func (b *BaseHandler) printTimetable(timetable map[models.Date]map[int]models.OfficeHour, slots []int, deleteIcons bool) template.HTML {
+	if len(timetable) == 0 { // no office hours to display
+		return template.HTML("<p class=\"text-center\">Aktuell sind keine passenden Sprechstunden eingetragen.</p>")
+	}
 	var tableBody string
 	for hour := 8; hour < 19; hour += 1 {
 		for minute := 0; minute < 60; minute += b.config.Date.MinuteGranularity {