diff --git a/qurator/sbb_ner/webapp/app.py b/qurator/sbb_ner/webapp/app.py
index 50f8b3a..fb86304 100644
--- a/qurator/sbb_ner/webapp/app.py
+++ b/qurator/sbb_ner/webapp/app.py
@@ -119,7 +119,13 @@ class NERPredictor:
 
             prev_guid = fe.guid
 
-        assert len(sentences) == len(prediction)
+        try:
+            assert len(sentences) == len(prediction)
+        except AssertionError:
+            print('Sentences:\n')
+            print(sentences)
+            print('\n\nPrediciton:\n')
+            print(prediction)
 
         return prediction
 
@@ -142,6 +148,9 @@ class NERTokenizer:
 
             sen = [tok.replace(" ", "") for tok in sen]
 
+            if len(sen) == 0:
+                continue
+
             sentences.append((sen, []))
 
         return sentences