diff --git a/cfg_checker/reports/reporter.py b/cfg_checker/reports/reporter.py
index aa399df..40f2c59 100644
--- a/cfg_checker/reports/reporter.py
+++ b/cfg_checker/reports/reporter.py
@@ -343,15 +343,23 @@
             for node, dt in _dict.iteritems():
                 _cpuindex = 1
                 _add_mode = True
-                # final totals
-                dt[_key] = {
-                    "total": [0, 0, 0, 0]
-                }
                 # totals for start mark
                 _ts = [0, 0, 0, 0]
                 # skip if node is down
                 if dt['status'] == DOWN:
+                    dt.pop(_key_r)
                     continue
+                if not dt[_key_r]:
+                    # no stats collected, put negatives
+                    dt.pop(_key_r)
+                    dt[_key] = {
+                        "total": [-1, -1, -1, -1]
+                    }
+                    continue
+                # final totals
+                dt[_key] = {
+                    "total": [0, 0, 0, 0]
+                }
                 lines = dt[_key_r].splitlines()
                 for line in lines:
                     if line.startswith("#"):