1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/Watcher.java b/src/main/Watcher.java
index bb790f0..6032095 100644
--- a/src/main/Watcher.java
+++ b/src/main/Watcher.java
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ class Watcher implements Runnable {
     @Override
     public void run() {
         int newCount = main.getProcessedTweets();
+        if (newCount < 1) {
+            // database connection is being established? Whatever is the case,
+            // no status information should be printed.
+            return;
+        }
         int tweets_per_min = (newCount - previousCount) * 60 / interval;
         int tweets_per_sec = tweets_per_min / 60;
         elapsed_seconds += interval;