diff --git a/lib/retrieve.js b/lib/retrieve.js
index dbadf28..070aeff 100644
--- a/lib/retrieve.js
+++ b/lib/retrieve.js
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ exports.findAndLoad = function findAndLoad(searches, callback) {
   var self = this;
   this.find(searches, function (err, ids) {
     if (err) callback(err, ids);
+    if (ids.length == 0) callback("not found", ids);
     if (ids.length > 0) {
       async.map(ids, function (id, callback) {
         self.load(id, function (err, props) {