diff --git a/lib/rest-exe-errors.js b/lib/rest-exe-errors.js
index 17d3c32c0..6df898af5 100644
--- a/lib/rest-exe-errors.js
+++ b/lib/rest-exe-errors.js
@@ -146,9 +146,11 @@ const byErrorCode = Object.assign(Object.create(null), {
 		message: 'trip is cancelled',
 		props: {
 		},
-	}
+	},
 })
 
+// todo: "server returned bogus data" error
+
 export {
 	// all from ./errors.js
 	ACCESS_DENIED,
diff --git a/parse-rest/trip.js b/parse-rest/trip.js
index a6a56a622..e5f570980 100644
--- a/parse-rest/trip.js
+++ b/parse-rest/trip.js
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ const parseTrip = (ctx, t) => {
 
 	const stopovers = sortBy(t.stops || [], 'routeIdx')
 	.map(st => profile.parseStopover(ctx, st))
+	if (stopovers.length === 0) {
+		// todo: throw "server returned bogus data" error
+	}
+
 	const dep = stopovers[0]
 	const arr = last(stopovers)