diff --git a/mbtrack2/tracking/spacecharge.py b/mbtrack2/tracking/spacecharge.py
index 7eb70f6175baa9a4083c31966d2b71f1f43f662d..3ecb779859145e733620a42b03b1e9d15daf8dca 100644
--- a/mbtrack2/tracking/spacecharge.py
+++ b/mbtrack2/tracking/spacecharge.py
@@ -86,15 +86,16 @@ class TransverseSpaceCharge(Element):
             x = bunch['x'][particle_ids]
             y = bunch['y'][particle_ids]
 
-            mean_x, std_x = x.mean(), x.std()
-            mean_y, std_y = y.mean(), y.std()
-
-            en_x, en_y = get_displaced_efield(self.efieldn,
-                                              bunch['x'][particle_ids],
-                                              bunch['y'][particle_ids], std_x,
-                                              std_y, mean_x, mean_y)
-
-            kicks_x = prefactor * en_x * charge_density[bin_index]
-            kicks_y = prefactor * en_y * charge_density[bin_index]
-            bunch['xp'][particle_ids] += kicks_x
-            bunch['yp'][particle_ids] += kicks_y
+            if len(x) != 0 and len(y) != 0:
+                mean_x, std_x = x.mean(), x.std()
+                mean_y, std_y = y.mean(), y.std()
+
+                en_x, en_y = get_displaced_efield(self.efieldn,
+                                                  bunch['x'][particle_ids],
+                                                  bunch['y'][particle_ids],
+                                                  std_x, std_y, mean_x, mean_y)
+
+                kicks_x = prefactor * en_x * charge_density[bin_index]
+                kicks_y = prefactor * en_y * charge_density[bin_index]
+                bunch['xp'][particle_ids] += kicks_x
+                bunch['yp'][particle_ids] += kicks_y