diff --git a/bb.sh b/bb.sh
index 3380c98..2b67d4f 100755
--- a/bb.sh
+++ b/bb.sh
@@ -420,6 +420,12 @@ rebuild_index() {
 
 # Displays a list of the posts
 list_posts() {
+    ls *.html &> /dev/null
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then 
+        echo "No posts yet. Use 'bb.sh post' to create one"
+        return
+    fi
+
     lines=""
     n=1
     for i in $(ls -t *.html); do
@@ -592,8 +598,10 @@ reset() {
     echo "Are you sure you want to delete all blog entries? Please write \"Yes, I am!\" "
     read line
     if [ "$line" == "Yes, I am!" ]; then
-        rm "*.html" "*.css" "*.rss"
+        rm .*.html *.html *.css *.rss &> /dev/null
+        echo
         echo "Deleted all posts, stylesheets and feeds."
+        echo "Kept your old '.backup.tar.gz' just in case, please delete it manually if needed."
     else
         echo "Phew! You dodged a bullet there. Nothing was modified."
     fi
@@ -638,8 +646,11 @@ do_main() {
     fi
 
     # We're going to back up just in case
-    tar cfz ".backup.tar.gz" *.html
-    chmod 600 ".backup.tar.gz"
+    ls *.html &> /dev/null
+    if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+        tar cfz ".backup.tar.gz" *.html
+        chmod 600 ".backup.tar.gz"
+    fi
 
     if [ "$1" == "reset" ]; then
         reset