diff --git a/lib/plugins.js b/lib/plugins.js
index 55c5c99c..01eb2439 100644
--- a/lib/plugins.js
+++ b/lib/plugins.js
@@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ function purchase (trade, cb) {
 function consolidateTrades (cryptoCode) {
   // NOTE: value in cryptoAtoms stays the same no matter the currency
 
+  if (tradesQueues[cryptoCode].length === 0) return null
+
   logger.debug('tradesQueues size: %d', tradesQueues[cryptoCode].length)
   logger.debug('tradesQueues head: %j', tradesQueues[cryptoCode][0])
   var cryptoAtoms = tradesQueues[cryptoCode].reduce(function (prev, current) {
@@ -603,6 +605,7 @@ function executeTrades (cryptoCode) {
   logger.debug('[%s] checking for trades', cryptoCode)
 
   var trade = consolidateTrades(cryptoCode)
+  if (trade === null) return logger.debug('[%s] no trades', cryptoCode)
 
   if (trade.cryptoAtoms.eq(0)) {
     logger.debug('[%s] rejecting 0 trade', cryptoCode)
@@ -612,9 +615,9 @@ function executeTrades (cryptoCode) {
   logger.debug('making a trade: %d', trade.cryptoAtoms.toString())
   purchase(trade, function (err) {
     if (err) {
-      logger.debug(err)
       tradesQueues[cryptoCode].push(trade)
-      if (err.name !== 'orderTooSmall') logger.error(err)
+      if (err.name !== 'orderTooSmall') return logger.error(err)
+      else return logger.debug(err)
     }
     logger.debug('Successful trade.')
   })