diff --git a/scripts/pyivastest/IvasModeRunner.py b/scripts/pyivastest/IvasModeRunner.py
index 63bf58cb59f8f1965da45b118af5b78285f804af..1c91c3f39f217c5453619bd8070101bef77f57ff 100755
--- a/scripts/pyivastest/IvasModeRunner.py
+++ b/scripts/pyivastest/IvasModeRunner.py
@@ -964,10 +964,13 @@ class IvasModeRunner(IvasModeCollector.IvasModeCollector):
         nd = 0
         nm = 0
         for mode in self.flat_mode_list:
-            nm += 1
             nel = len(self.flat_mode_list[mode]["item_list"])
-            nd += len(self.flat_mode_list[mode]["cmd"]["dec"]) * nel
-            ne += nel
+            nd_tmp = len(self.flat_mode_list[mode]["cmd"]["dec"]) * nel
+            ne_tmp = nel
+            if nd_tmp != 0 and ne_tmp != 0:
+                nm += 1
+                nd += nd_tmp
+                ne += ne_tmp
         self.stats["num_modes"] = nm
         if self.run_encoder:
             self.stats["num_encs_total"] = ne
@@ -1528,6 +1531,13 @@ class IvasModeRunner(IvasModeCollector.IvasModeCollector):
 
     def run_enc_dec_threads(self):
         self.get_modes_initial_statistics()
+
+        self.results = []
+        # check if there are any files found
+        if self.stats["num_encs_total"] == 0 and self.stats["num_decs_total"] == 0:
+            self.logger.error("Found no items to run the modes.")
+            raise NoInputForAnyModesFound
+
         self.create_enc_queue()
 
         self.dec_queue = {
@@ -1536,7 +1546,6 @@ class IvasModeRunner(IvasModeCollector.IvasModeCollector):
             "all_encoded": False,
         }
         # run all encoders
-        self.results = []
         run_dec = 1
         tasks_enc = []
         tasks_dec = []
@@ -1648,4 +1657,5 @@ class IvasModeRunner(IvasModeCollector.IvasModeCollector):
         return decoded_item_list
 
 
-# if __name__ == '__main__':
+class NoInputForAnyModesFound(Exception):
+    pass
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