diff --git a/fences/core/util.py b/fences/core/util.py
index e35b3d2..53fe25c 100644
--- a/fences/core/util.py
+++ b/fences/core/util.py
@@ -141,10 +141,13 @@ def total(self) -> int:
 
     def accuracy(self) -> float:
         total = self.total()
+        if total == 0:
+            return 0
         return (self.valid_accepted + self.invalid_rejected) / total
 
     def balanced_accuracy(self) -> float:
-        return (
-            (self.valid_accepted / (self.valid_accepted + self.valid_rejected)) +
-            (self.invalid_rejected / (self.invalid_accepted + self.invalid_rejected))
-        ) / 2
+        valid_total = self.valid_accepted + self.valid_rejected
+        invalid_total = self.invalid_accepted + self.invalid_rejected
+        if valid_total == 0 or invalid_total == 0:
+            return 0
+        return ((self.valid_accepted / valid_total) + (self.invalid_rejected / invalid_total)) / 2
diff --git a/test/core/test_util.py b/test/core/test_util.py
index e503b48..0f32186 100644
--- a/test/core/test_util.py
+++ b/test/core/test_util.py
@@ -114,3 +114,8 @@ def test_balanced_accuracy(self):
         c.invalid_accepted = 7
         c.invalid_rejected = 11
         self.assertAlmostEqual(c.balanced_accuracy(), ((2/5) + (11/18)) / 2)
+
+    def test_zero(self):
+        c = ConfusionMatrix()
+        self.assertEqual(c.accuracy(), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(c.balanced_accuracy(), 0)