diff --git a/src/feather/client.py b/src/feather/client.py
index 30867c1..80218ca 100644
--- a/src/feather/client.py
+++ b/src/feather/client.py
@@ -54,15 +54,21 @@ class GReaderSession(ClientSession):
         return l
     
     def get_articles_in_category(self, category: Category, limit: int = 1000, continuation: int = 0, unread_only: bool = False) -> list[GReaderArticle]:
-        items_ids = self.greader.get_stream_items_ids(
-            self.auth_token,
-            stream_id=category.id,
-            exclude_target="user/-/state/com.google/read" if unread_only else None,
-            limit=limit,
-            continuation=continuation,
-        )
-        item_contents = self.greader.get_stream_items_contents(self.auth_token, self.csrf_token, item_ids=[item.id for item in items_ids.item_refs])
-        return [ GReaderArticle(self, category, item_content) for item_content in item_contents.items ]
+        item_ids = [
+            item.id
+            for item in self.greader.get_stream_items_ids(
+                self.auth_token,
+                stream_id=category.id,
+                exclude_target="user/-/state/com.google/read" if unread_only else None,
+                limit=limit,
+                continuation=continuation,
+            ).item_refs
+        ]
+        if len(item_ids) == 0:
+            return []
+        else:
+            item_contents = self.greader.get_stream_items_contents(self.auth_token, self.csrf_token, item_ids=item_ids)
+            return [ GReaderArticle(self, category, item_content) for item_content in item_contents.items ]
 
 class GReaderArticle(Article):
     def __init__(self, session: GReaderSession, category: Category, item_content):