diff --git a/internal/infrastructure/database/repository/recipe_repository.go b/internal/infrastructure/database/repository/recipe_repository.go
index 4b444f6..9a758c9 100644
--- a/internal/infrastructure/database/repository/recipe_repository.go
+++ b/internal/infrastructure/database/repository/recipe_repository.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package repository
 import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -848,7 +849,8 @@ func (r *RecipeRepository) GetRecipeFavorite(recipe *domain.Recipe, userId int)
 
 // GetRecipeOfTheWeek searches for the most recent recipe of the week. If there is not a value,
 // the recipe will be nil. This function simply collects the most recent entry in the recipeoftheweek
-// table and return it. Any errors will be bubbled to the caller.
+// table and return it. If there is no entry, nil will be returned Any errors will be bubbled to
+// the caller.
 func (r *RecipeRepository) GetRecipeOfTheWeek(userId *int) (*domain.Recipe, error) {
 	tx, err := r.db.Begin()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -884,6 +886,9 @@ func (r *RecipeRepository) GetRecipeOfTheWeek(userId *int) (*domain.Recipe, erro
 		&recipe.Modified,
 		&recipe.Created,
 	); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to location recipe in database: %s", err.Error())
 	}