diff --git a/all.sas b/all.sas
index 4bfee7a..9f11c82 100644
--- a/all.sas
+++ b/all.sas
@@ -20703,14 +20703,16 @@ libname &libref JSON fileref=&fref1;
 %if "&group"="0" and "&gid"="0" %then %do;
   data &outds;
     length DISPLAYNAME $60 USERNAME:$30 ID 8;
-    set &libref..root;
+    if nobs=0 then call missing(of _all_);
+    set &libref..root nobs=nobs;
     drop ordinal_root;
   run;
 %end;
 %else %do;
   data &outds;
     length DISPLAYNAME $60 USERNAME:$30 ID 8;
-    set &libref..users;
+    if nobs=0 then call missing(of _all_);
+    set &libref..users nobs=nobs;
     drop ordinal_root ordinal_users;
   run;
 %end;
diff --git a/server/ms_getusers.sas b/server/ms_getusers.sas
index 2dbe021..8034f9e 100644
--- a/server/ms_getusers.sas
+++ b/server/ms_getusers.sas
@@ -116,14 +116,16 @@ libname &libref JSON fileref=&fref1;
 %if "&group"="0" and "&gid"="0" %then %do;
   data &outds;
     length DISPLAYNAME $60 USERNAME:$30 ID 8;
-    set &libref..root;
+    if nobs=0 then call missing(of _all_);
+    set &libref..root nobs=nobs;
     drop ordinal_root;
   run;
 %end;
 %else %do;
   data &outds;
     length DISPLAYNAME $60 USERNAME:$30 ID 8;
-    set &libref..users;
+    if nobs=0 then call missing(of _all_);
+    set &libref..users nobs=nobs;
     drop ordinal_root ordinal_users;
   run;
 %end;