diff --git a/bin/hooks/usb-eject.py b/bin/hooks/usb-eject.py
index 6bfd92a4..a012098b 100644
--- a/bin/hooks/usb-eject.py
+++ b/bin/hooks/usb-eject.py
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ MOUNT_BASE = b"/run/media/egon/"
 
 def main():
     try:
-        label = sys.argv[1].split(":usb-eject:")[1].split(":")[0]
+        msg = sys.argv[1]
+        if msg.startswith("upload-queue-empty;"):
+            return
+        label = msg.split(":usb-eject:")[1].split(":")[0]
         mp = MOUNT_BASE + unquote(label)
         # print("ejecting [%s]... " % (mp,), end="")
         mp = os.path.abspath(os.path.realpath(mp))
diff --git a/bin/hooks/wget-i.py b/bin/hooks/wget-i.py
index 6bb2b5da..86855025 100755
--- a/bin/hooks/wget-i.py
+++ b/bin/hooks/wget-i.py
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ def do_stuff(inf):
     log = inf["log"]
 
     url = inf["txt"]
+    if url.startswith("upload-queue-empty;"):
+        return
+
     if "://" not in url:
         url = "https://" + url
 
diff --git a/bin/hooks/wget.py b/bin/hooks/wget.py
index 1f5a824b..ab42226a 100755
--- a/bin/hooks/wget.py
+++ b/bin/hooks/wget.py
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ while you're in the /inc folder (or any folder below there)
 def main():
     inf = json.loads(sys.argv[1])
     url = inf["txt"]
+    if url.startswith("upload-queue-empty;"):
+        return
+
     if "://" not in url:
         url = "https://" + url