diff --git a/capsulflask/metrics.py b/capsulflask/metrics.py
index 3a34a64..1e71b0a 100644
--- a/capsulflask/metrics.py
+++ b/capsulflask/metrics.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ green = (121/255, 240/255, 50/255)
 blue = (70/255, 150/255, 255/255)
 red = (255/255, 50/255, 8/255)
 
+gray = (128/255, 128/255, 128/255)
+
 @bp.route("/html/<string:metric>/<string:capsulid>/<string:duration>")
 @account_required
 def display_metric(metric, capsulid, duration):
@@ -113,12 +115,18 @@ def get_plot_bytes(metric, capsulid, duration, size):
   if prometheus_response.status_code >= 300:
     return (502, None)
 
-  if len(prometheus_response.json()["data"]["result"]) == 0:
-    return (404, None)
+  series = prometheus_response.json()["data"]["result"]
+  if len(series) == 0:
+    now_timestamp = datetime.timestamp(datetime.now())
+    series = [
+      dict(
+        values=[[now_timestamp - interval_seconds, float(0)],[now_timestamp, float(0)]]
+      )
+    ]
 
   time_series_data = list(map(
     lambda x: (datetime.fromtimestamp(x[0]), float(x[1])), 
-    prometheus_response.json()["data"]["result"][0]["values"]
+    series[0]["values"]
   ))
 
   plot_bytes = draw_plot_png_bytes(time_series_data, scale=scales[metric], size_x=sizes[size][0], size_y=sizes[size][1])
@@ -182,15 +190,18 @@ def draw_plot_png_bytes(data, scale, size_x=3, size_y=1):
 
   max_value = reduce(lambda a, b: a if a > b else b, y, scale)
 
-  average=(sum(y)/len(y))/scale
-  average=average*1.25+0.1
+  if len(data) > 2:
+    average=(sum(y)/len(y))/scale
+    average=average*1.25+0.1
 
-  bg_color=color_gradient(average)
+    bg_color=color_gradient(average)
 
-  average -= 0.1
+    average -= 0.1
 
-  fill_color=color_gradient(average)
-  highlight_color=lerp_rgb_tuples(fill_color, (1,1,1), 0.5)
+    fill_color=color_gradient(average)
+    highlight_color=lerp_rgb_tuples(fill_color, (1,1,1), 0.5)
+  else:
+    bg_color = fill_color = highlight_color = gray
 
   my_plot.fill_between( x, max_value, color=bg_color, alpha=0.13)
   my_plot.fill_between( x, y, color=highlight_color, alpha=0.3)