diff --git a/backend/app/get_travel_time.py b/backend/app/get_travel_time.py
index 245159e..c835d24 100644
--- a/backend/app/get_travel_time.py
+++ b/backend/app/get_travel_time.py
@@ -76,7 +76,14 @@ def get_travel_time(start_node, end_node, start_time, end_time, start_date, end_
     tt_hourly = [ tt for (dt,tt) in sample ]
 
     if len(sample) < 1:
-        return {'error': 'not enough data'}
+        # no ravel times or related info to return here
+        return { 
+            'results': {
+                'confidence': { 'sample': 0 },
+                'corridor':{ 'links': links },
+                'query_params': query_params
+            }
+        }
         
     # bootstrap for synthetic sample distribution
     sample_distribution = []
@@ -108,8 +115,6 @@ def get_travel_time(start_node, end_node, start_time, end_time, start_date, end_
                 }
             }
         },
-        'corridor':{
-            'links': links
-        },
+        'corridor':{ 'links': links },
         'query_params': query_params
     }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/travelTimeQuery.js b/frontend/src/travelTimeQuery.js
index 54e0a28..5a3269b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/travelTimeQuery.js
+++ b/frontend/src/travelTimeQuery.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class TravelTimeQuery {
         }
         return fetch(this.URI)
             .then( response => response.json() )
-            .then( data => this.#results = data?.results )
+            .then( data => this.#results = data.results )
     }
     get hasData(){
         return Boolean(this.#results)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class TravelTimeQuery {
         record.set('daysOfWeek', this.days.name)
         record.set('holidaysIncluded', this.#holidayOption.holidaysIncluded)
         record.set('hoursInRange', this.hoursInRange)
-        record.set('sample', this.#results?.confidence?.sample ?? 0)
+        record.set('sample', this.#results.confidence?.sample)
         record.set('mean_travel_time_minutes', this.#results?.travel_time?.minutes)
         record.set('mean_travel_time_seconds', this.#results?.travel_time?.seconds)
         record.set('moe_lower_p95', this.#results?.confidence?.intervals?.['p=0.95']?.lower?.seconds)