diff --git a/pandora/archive/cutdetection.py b/pandora/archive/cutdetection.py
index ff3c177d..c1ff33c0 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/cutdetection.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/cutdetection.py
@@ -22,11 +22,16 @@ def detect_cuts(path, seconds=True):
         for segment in path:
             info = ox.avinfo(segment)
             segment_cuts = detect_cuts(segment, seconds)
-            if seconds:
-                cuts.append([c + position for c in segment_cuts])
-            else:
-                fps = AspectRatio(info['video'][0]['framerate'])
-                cuts.append([c + int(position*fps) for c in segment_cuts])
+            if segment_cuts:
+                if seconds:
+                    if cuts:
+                        cuts.append(position)
+                    cuts += [c + position for c in segment_cuts]
+                else:
+                    if cuts:
+                        cuts.append(int(position*fps))
+                    fps = AspectRatio(info['video'][0]['framerate'])
+                    cuts += [c + int(position*fps) for c in segment_cuts]
             position += info['duration']
         return cuts