diff --git a/app/models/submission.rb b/app/models/submission.rb
index 924aa660..6cd8b6fa 100644
--- a/app/models/submission.rb
+++ b/app/models/submission.rb
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ class Submission < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def normalized_score
-    score / exercise.maximum_score
+    score / exercise.maximum_score if score
   end
 
   def percentage
-    (normalized_score * 100).round
+    (normalized_score * 100).round if score
   end
 
   [:score, :stop].each do |action|