diff --git a/paragraphs.install b/paragraphs.install
index 02462b6..88fc028 100644
--- a/paragraphs.install
+++ b/paragraphs.install
@@ -328,6 +328,12 @@ function paragraphs_update_8018(&$sandbox) {
     $sandbox['current'] = 0;
   }

+  // Make sure we don't get stuck in a loop if there aren't any paragraphs.
+  if ($sandbox['total'] == 0) {
+    $sandbox['#finished'] = TRUE;
+    return t('No existing paragraphs found.');
+  }
+
   $paragraphs_per_batch = 50;

   $query = $database->select('paragraphs_item_field_data', 'p');