diff --git a/scripts/caravan/caravan-connected-gui.lua b/scripts/caravan/caravan-connected-gui.lua
index b827e9af..7582a9cb 100644
--- a/scripts/caravan/caravan-connected-gui.lua
+++ b/scripts/caravan/caravan-connected-gui.lua
@@ -62,16 +62,11 @@ Caravan.build_gui_connected = function(player, entity, anchor)
     content_flow.style.vertical_align = 'center'
     local scroll_pane = content_flow.add {
         type = 'scroll-pane',
-        name = 'connected-caravan-pane'
     }
     local table = scroll_pane.add {
         type = 'table',
-        name = 'my_table',
         column_count = 3
     }
-    table.add { type = 'label', caption = 'Key' }
-    table.add { type = 'label', caption = 'Value' }
-    table.add { type = 'label', caption = 'Value' }
     for key, caravan_data in pairs(global.caravans) do
         if has_schedule(caravan_data, entity) then
             Caravan.add_gui_row(caravan_data, key, table)
diff --git a/scripts/caravan/caravan-global-gui.lua b/scripts/caravan/caravan-global-gui.lua
index d905f66e..85ebe526 100644
--- a/scripts/caravan/caravan-global-gui.lua
+++ b/scripts/caravan/caravan-global-gui.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'caravan-gui-shared'
+local Table = require('__stdlib__/stdlib/utils/table')
 
 function add_titlebar(gui, caption, close_button_name)
     local titlebar = gui.add{type = "flow"}
@@ -27,17 +28,25 @@ function add_titlebar(gui, caption, close_button_name)
     }
 end
 
+function Caravan.has_any_caravan_at_all()
+    return Table.any(global.caravans, Caravan.validity_check)
+end
 
-Caravan.events.on_open_global_gui = function(event)
-    local player = game.get_player(event.player_index)
-    if Caravan.events.on_close_global_gui(event) then
-        return
-    end
+local function instantiate_main_frame(player)
     local main_frame = player.gui.screen.add { type = 'frame', name = 'caravan_gui_global',  direction = 'vertical' }
     add_titlebar(main_frame,{ 'caravan-global-gui.caption' },'click_close_global_gui')
     main_frame.style.width = 436
     main_frame.style.minimal_height = 710
+    main_frame.auto_center = true
+    return main_frame;
+end
 
+Caravan.events.on_open_global_gui = function(event)
+    local player = game.get_player(event.player_index)
+    if Caravan.events.on_close_global_gui(event) then
+        return
+    end
+    local main_frame=instantiate_main_frame(player)
     local content_frame = main_frame.add { type = 'frame', direction = 'vertical',
                                            style = 'inside_shallow_frame_with_padding' }
     content_frame.style.vertically_stretchable = true
@@ -45,19 +54,18 @@ Caravan.events.on_open_global_gui = function(event)
     content_flow.style.vertical_spacing = 8
     content_flow.style.margin = { -4, 0, -4, 0 }
     content_flow.style.vertical_align = 'center'
-    main_frame.auto_center = true
+
     local scroll_pane = content_flow.add {
         type = 'scroll-pane',
-        name = 'global-caravan-pane'
     }
+    if not Caravan.has_any_caravan_at_all() then
+        scroll_pane.add{type= 'label', caption='No caravans found'}
+        return
+    end
     local table = scroll_pane.add {
         type = 'table',
-        name = 'my_table',
         column_count = 3
     }
-    table.add { type = 'label', caption = 'Key' }
-    table.add { type = 'label', caption = 'Value' }
-    table.add { type = 'label', caption = 'Value' }
     for key, caravan_data in pairs(global.caravans) do
         if Caravan.validity_check(caravan_data) then
             Caravan.add_gui_row(caravan_data, key, table)
@@ -65,11 +73,6 @@ Caravan.events.on_open_global_gui = function(event)
     end
 end
 
-gui_events[defines.events.on_gui_click]['click_close_global_gui'] = function(event)
-    Caravan.events.on_close_global_gui(event)
-end
-
-
 gui_events[defines.events.on_gui_click]['click_caravan_.'] = function(event)
     local player = game.get_player(event.player_index)
     local element = event.element
@@ -87,4 +90,5 @@ Caravan.events.on_close_global_gui = function(event)
         return true
     end
     return false
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
+gui_events[defines.events.on_gui_click]['click_close_global_gui'] = Caravan.events.on_close_global_gui