diff --git a/cronjobs/pps_payout.php b/cronjobs/pps_payout.php
index 22e5fcf7..9c108e78 100755
--- a/cronjobs/pps_payout.php
+++ b/cronjobs/pps_payout.php
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ if (empty($aAllBlocks)) {
 foreach ($aAllBlocks as $iIndex => $aBlock) {
   // If we are running through more than one block, check for previous share ID
   $iLastBlockShare = @$aAllBlocks[$iIndex - 1]['share_id'] ? @$aAllBlocks[$iIndex - 1]['share_id'] : 0;
+  if (!is_numeric($aBlock['share_id'])) die("Block " . $aBlock['height'] . " has no share_id associated with it, not going to continue\n");
   // Per account statistics
   $aAccountShares = $share->getSharesForAccounts(@$iLastBlockShare, $aBlock['share_id']);
   foreach ($aAccountShares as $key => $aData) {
diff --git a/cronjobs/proportional_payout.php b/cronjobs/proportional_payout.php
index 57b97c2c..fa346dfc 100755
--- a/cronjobs/proportional_payout.php
+++ b/cronjobs/proportional_payout.php
@@ -40,12 +40,13 @@ foreach ($aAllBlocks as $iIndex => $aBlock) {
   if (!$aBlock['accounted']) {
     $iPreviousShareId = @$aAllBlocks[$iIndex - 1]['share_id'] ? $aAllBlocks[$iIndex - 1]['share_id'] : 0;
     $iCurrentUpstreamId = $aBlock['share_id'];
+    if (!is_numeric($iCurrentUpstreamId)) die("Block " . $aBlock['height'] . " has no share_id associated with it, not going to continue\n");
     $aAccountShares = $share->getSharesForAccounts($iPreviousShareId, $aBlock['share_id']);
     $iRoundShares = $share->getRoundShares($iPreviousShareId, $aBlock['share_id']);
     $config['reward_type'] == 'block' ? $dReward = $aBlock['amount'] : $dReward = $config['reward'];
 
     if (empty($aAccountShares)) {
-      verbose("\nNo shares found for this block\n\n");
+      verbose("\nNo shares found for this block: " . $aBlock['height'] . " \n\n");
       sleep(2);
       continue;
     }