diff --git a/podcasts-data/src/dbqueries.rs b/podcasts-data/src/dbqueries.rs
index d132d86..22e9d96 100644
--- a/podcasts-data/src/dbqueries.rs
+++ b/podcasts-data/src/dbqueries.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use diesel::prelude::*;
 
 use diesel;
 use diesel::dsl::exists;
-use diesel::query_builder::AsQuery;
 use diesel::select;
 
 use database::connection;
@@ -379,13 +378,13 @@ pub(crate) fn episode_exists(title_: &str, show_id_: i32) -> Result<bool, DataEr
 /// Check if the `episodes table contains any rows
 ///
 /// Return true if `episodes` table is populated.
-pub fn is_episodes_populated() -> Result<bool, DataError> {
+pub fn is_episodes_populated(filter_show_ids: &[i32]) -> Result<bool, DataError> {
     use schema::episodes::dsl::*;
 
     let db = connection();
     let con = db.get()?;
 
-    select(exists(episodes.as_query()))
+    select(exists(episodes.filter(show_id.ne_all(filter_show_ids))))
         .get_result(&con)
         .map_err(From::from)
 }
diff --git a/podcasts-gtk/src/stacks/show.rs b/podcasts-gtk/src/stacks/show.rs
index f57ad49..3dd621f 100644
--- a/podcasts-gtk/src/stacks/show.rs
+++ b/podcasts-gtk/src/stacks/show.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use gtk::prelude::*;
 
 use crossbeam_channel::Sender;
 use failure::Error;
-use podcasts_data::dbqueries::is_podcasts_populated;
+use podcasts_data::dbqueries::is_episodes_populated;
 
 use app::Action;
 use stacks::content::State;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl ShowStack {
     fn determine_state(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let ign = get_ignored_shows()?;
         debug!("IGNORED SHOWS {:?}", ign);
-        if is_podcasts_populated(&ign)? {
+        if is_episodes_populated(&ign)? {
             self.sender.send(Action::PopulatedState);
         } else {
             self.sender.send(Action::EmptyState);