diff --git a/aio/content/examples/toh-pt6/src/app/hero.service.ts b/aio/content/examples/toh-pt6/src/app/hero.service.ts
index 747ba05c80..740b822313 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/toh-pt6/src/app/hero.service.ts
+++ b/aio/content/examples/toh-pt6/src/app/hero.service.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ export class HeroService {
       return of([]);
     }
     return this.http.get<Hero[]>(`${this.heroesUrl}/?name=${term}`).pipe(
-      tap(_ => this.log(`found heroes matching "${term}"`)),
+      tap(x => x.length ?
+         this.log(`found heroes matching "${term}"`) :
+         this.log(`no heroes matching "${term}"`)),
       catchError(this.handleError<Hero[]>('searchHeroes', []))
     );
   }