diff --git a/app/views/spam/index.rhtml b/app/views/spam/index.rhtml
index 38431a4..36af68e 100644
--- a/app/views/spam/index.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/spam/index.rhtml
@@ -2,26 +2,27 @@
 
 <h1><%= _('Manage SPAM') %></h1>
 
+<% no_tabs = @comment_spam.blank? && @task_spam.blank? %>
+
+<%= _('There are no spams to review.') if no_tabs %>
+
 <% button_bar do %>
   <%= button :back, _('Back to control panel'), :controller => :profile_editor %>
 <% end %>
 
 <%# FIXME should not need to replicate the article structure like this to be able to use the same formatting as the comments listing %>
 
-<% if @task_spam.length > 0 %>
-  <% tabs = [] %>
-  <% tabs << {:title => _('Comment Spam'), :id => 'comment-spam',
-    :content => (render :partial => 'comment_spam')} %>
-  <% tabs << {:title => _('Task Spam'), :id => 'task-spam',
-    :content => (render :partial => 'task_spam') } %>
-  <%= render_tabs(tabs) %>
-<% else %>
-  <%= render :partial => 'comment_spam' %>
-<% end %>
-
+<% tabs = [] %>
+<% tabs << {:title => _('Comment Spam'), :id => 'comment-spam',
+  :content => (render :partial => 'comment_spam')} if @comment_spam.present? %>
+<% tabs << {:title => _('Task Spam'), :id => 'task-spam',
+  :content => (render :partial => 'task_spam') } if @task_spam.present? %>
+<%= render_tabs(tabs) %>
 
-<% button_bar do %>
-  <%= button :back, _('Back to control panel'), :controller => :profile_editor %>
+<% unless no_tabs %>
+  <% button_bar do %>
+    <%= button :back, _('Back to control panel'), :controller => :profile_editor %>
+  <% end %>
 <% end %>
 
 <%= javascript_include_tag 'spam' %>
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