diff --git a/docs/TODO.md b/docs/TODO.md
index 307fb6e..291c559 100644
--- a/docs/TODO.md
+++ b/docs/TODO.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #Tasks to do
 
+- [ ] success/warn topbar on milestone page is only shown if we async load data
 - [ ] create notes about how original people can upgrade to burnchart
 - [ ] clean up docs, track them on git or using Assembly system?
 - [ ] rename repo to burnchart
@@ -14,12 +15,12 @@
 ##Next Release
 
 - [ ] https://github.com/medic/medic-webapp project is overdue and trendline & ideal line end on that date; should max on that date or today's date
-- [*] https://github.com/ractivejs/ractive gives me NaN for a milestone progress %
 - [ ] http://burnchart.io#rails I would expect it to list all the projects for that owner so I can select one of them (Ryan)
 - [ ] why didn't Reset DB load demo data? (Ryan)
 
 ##Backlog
 
+- [ ] be able to specify milestone by name (will nicely show in title)
 - [ ] focus on form fields style (blue outline etc)
 - [ ] switch off `user-select` on buttons
 - [ ] make async pages transition so that there is no "jumping" on the page
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@
 - [ ] responsive layout
 - [ ] show project name on the milestone page, in the title
 - [ ] conctact the people that have starred the original burndown chart telling them about the repo; keep track of connects via a tiny crm/spreadsheet and use a custom email address like radek@burnchart.io
-- [ ] success/warn topbar on milestone page is only shown if we async load data
 - [ ] html entities (like & at the bottom of the page) are not being rendered correctly; {{{}}} ?
 - [ ] `rails/rails/24` has issues in two clusters as if merged from two milestones
 - [ ] trendline cutting into axes
diff --git a/src/modules/stats.coffee b/src/modules/stats.coffee
index fd1b8bc..5ecfa75 100644
--- a/src/modules/stats.coffee
+++ b/src/modules/stats.coffee
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 moment = require 'moment'
 
 # Progress in %.
-progress = (a, b) -> 100 * (a / (b + a))
+progress = (a, b) ->
+    if a + b is 0 then 0 else 100 * (a / (b + a))
 
 # Calculate the stats for a milestone.
 #  Is it on time? What is the progress?
 module.exports = (milestone) ->
-    isDone = no ; isOnTime = yes ; isOverdue = no
+    isDone = no ; isOnTime = yes ; isOverdue = no ; isEmpty = yes; points = 0
 
     # Progress in points.
-    points = progress milestone.issues.closed.size, milestone.issues.open.size    
-    isDone = yes if points is 100
+    a = milestone.issues.closed.size
+    b = milestone.issues.open.size
+    if a + b > 0
+        isEmpty = no
+        points = progress a, b
+        isDone = yes if points is 100
 
     # Milestones with no due date are always on track.
-    return { isOverdue, isOnTime, isDone, 'progress': { points } } unless milestone.due_on
+    return { isOverdue, isOnTime, isDone, isEmpty, 'progress': { points } } unless milestone.due_on
 
     a = +new Date milestone.created_at
     b = +new Date
diff --git a/src/views/pages/milestone.coffee b/src/views/pages/milestone.coffee
index bbe75a5..798a459 100644
--- a/src/views/pages/milestone.coffee
+++ b/src/views/pages/milestone.coffee
@@ -62,9 +62,17 @@ module.exports = Eventful.extend
         'system': yes
         'ttl': null
       } if err
-
+      
       # Save the milestone with issues.
       projects.addMilestone project, data
+      
+      # No issues?
+      return @publish '!app/notify', {
+        'text': 'The milestone has no issues'
+        'type': 'warn'
+        'system': yes
+        'ttl': null
+      } if data.stats.isEmpty
 
       # Done?
       @publish '!app/notify', {