diff --git a/files/templates/header.html b/files/templates/header.html
index 782bc09ef..08b50a389 100644
--- a/files/templates/header.html
+++ b/files/templates/header.html
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 					<a class="nav-link position-relative" href="/chat">
 						<i class="fas fa-messages" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="Chat"></i>						
 						<b class="text-lg" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="Users in chat right now">
-							{{cache.get(ONLINE_STR) or 0}}
+							{{cache.get(ONLINE_STR) or 1}}
 						</b>
 					</a>
 				</li>
diff --git a/files/templates/mobile_navigation_bar.html b/files/templates/mobile_navigation_bar.html
index a5409f436..25ed4dd84 100644
--- a/files/templates/mobile_navigation_bar.html
+++ b/files/templates/mobile_navigation_bar.html
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 				<button class="col px-0 btn btn-dead m-0 pt-0" style="background: None !important; border: None;">
 						<a href="/chat" class="text-decoration-none" role="button">
 								<div class="text-center {% if request.path=='/chat' %}text-primary{% else %}text-muted{% endif %}">
-									<b class="text-lg" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="Users in chat right now">{{cache.get(ONLINE_STR) or 0}}</b>
+									<b class="text-lg" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="Users in chat right now">{{cache.get(ONLINE_STR) or 1}}</b>
 									<div class="text-small">Chat</div>
 								</div>
 						</a>