diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/main.py b/src/calibre/gui2/main.py
index 97ad934eeb..1bb252e97d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/main.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/main.py
@@ -889,6 +889,9 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
             ids = [id for id in ids if self.library_view.model().db.has_id(id)]
             files = [self.library_view.model().db.format(id, prefs['output_format'], index_is_id=True, as_file=True) for id in ids]
             files = [f for f in files if f is not None]
+            if not files:
+                dynamic.set('news_to_be_synced', set([]))
+                return
             metadata = self.library_view.model().get_metadata(ids, rows_are_ids=True)
             names = []
             for mi in metadata: 
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/database2.py b/src/calibre/library/database2.py
index d3cefa47fa..e39736baf6 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/database2.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/database2.py
@@ -217,7 +217,11 @@ class ResultCache(SearchQueryParser):
         return self.index(id)
     
     def has_id(self, id):
-        return self._data[id] is not None
+        try:
+            return self._data[id] is not None
+        except IndexError:
+            pass
+        return False
     
     def refresh_ids(self, conn, ids):
         for id in ids: