diff --git a/controllers/network.go b/controllers/network.go
index 8be03dca..5f09286f 100644
--- a/controllers/network.go
+++ b/controllers/network.go
@@ -170,6 +170,12 @@ func getNetworkACL(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var networkACL acls.ACLContainer
 	networkACL, err := networkACL.Get(acls.ContainerID(netname))
 	if err != nil {
+		if database.IsEmptyRecord(err) {
+			networkACL = acls.ACLContainer{}
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+			json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(networkACL)
+			return
+		}
 		logger.Log(0, r.Header.Get("user"),
 			fmt.Sprintf("failed to fetch ACLs for network [%s]: %v", netname, err))
 		logic.ReturnErrorResponse(w, r, logic.FormatError(err, "internal"))
diff --git a/ee/ee_controllers/metrics.go b/ee/ee_controllers/metrics.go
index f010bf92..d2379d27 100644
--- a/ee/ee_controllers/metrics.go
+++ b/ee/ee_controllers/metrics.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/database"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/logger"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/logic"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/models"
@@ -91,6 +92,12 @@ func getNetworkExtMetrics(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	clients, err := logic.GetNetworkExtClients(network) // grab all the network ext clients
 	if err != nil {
+		if database.IsEmptyRecord(err) {
+			var metrics struct{}
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+			json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(metrics)
+			return
+		}
 		logger.Log(1, r.Header.Get("user"), "failed to fetch metrics of ext clients in network", network, err.Error())
 		logic.ReturnErrorResponse(w, r, logic.FormatError(err, "internal"))
 		return