diff --git a/admin/judges_schedulerconfig_check.inc.php b/admin/judges_schedulerconfig_check.inc.php
index 5a0001fd..6daac02f 100644
--- a/admin/judges_schedulerconfig_check.inc.php
+++ b/admin/judges_schedulerconfig_check.inc.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function judges_scheduler_check_judges()
 		$jdiv_id = $keys[$k];
 		$c = $jdiv[$jdiv_id]['num_projects'];
 		$t=ceil($c/$config['max_projects_per_team']*$config['times_judged']);
-		if($t < $config['times_judged']) $t = $config['times_judged'];
+		if($t < $config['times_judged'] && $c>0) $t = $config['times_judged'];
 		$jdiv[$jdiv_id]['num_jteams'] = $t;
 		$totalteams+=$t;