diff --git a/src/ndv/controllers/_array_viewer.py b/src/ndv/controllers/_array_viewer.py
index 4603d541..e39b407e 100644
--- a/src/ndv/controllers/_array_viewer.py
+++ b/src/ndv/controllers/_array_viewer.py
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ def _on_data_response_ready(self, future: Future[DataResponse]) -> None:
         try:
             response = future.result()
         except Exception as e:
-            warnings.warn(f"Error fetching data: {e}", stacklevel=2)
+            warnings.warn(f"Error fetching data: {e}", stacklevel=1)
             return
 
         for key, data in response.data.items():
diff --git a/src/ndv/models/_resolve.py b/src/ndv/models/_resolve.py
index 22b0edc7..d0841004 100644
--- a/src/ndv/models/_resolve.py
+++ b/src/ndv/models/_resolve.py
@@ -353,8 +353,10 @@ def process_request(req: DataRequest) -> DataResponse:
     the dimensionality contract on the returned arrays.
     """
     data = req.wrapper.isel(req.index)
-
     vis_ax = req.visible_axes
+    if data.size == 0:
+        return DataResponse(n_visible_axes=len(vis_ax), data={}, request=req)
+
     t_dims = vis_ax + tuple(i for i in range(data.ndim) if i not in vis_ax)
     vis_shape = tuple(data.shape[ax] for ax in vis_ax)