diff --git a/lib/reference-db.sh b/lib/reference-db.sh
index e7ab327..6c70d33 100755
--- a/lib/reference-db.sh
+++ b/lib/reference-db.sh
@@ -173,11 +173,13 @@ build_users_section() {
         # Get all domains once and reuse (avoid duplicate function calls)
         local user_all_domains=$(get_user_domains "$user")
         local primary_domain=$(echo "$user_all_domains" | head -1)
-        local domain_count=$(echo "$user_all_domains" | grep -v "^$" | wc -l)
-        local db_count=$(get_user_databases "$user" | grep -v "^$" | wc -l)
+        # Use || echo 0 to handle grep failure with set -eo pipefail (when no domains exist)
+        local domain_count=$(echo "$user_all_domains" | grep -v "^$" | wc -l || echo 0)
+        local db_count=$(get_user_databases "$user" | grep -v "^$" | wc -l || echo 0)
 
         # Get disk usage (quick du)
-        local home_dir=$(get_user_info "$user" | grep "^HOME_DIR=" | cut -d= -f2)
+        # Use || echo "" to handle grep failure with set -eo pipefail
+        local home_dir=$(get_user_info "$user" | grep "^HOME_DIR=" | cut -d= -f2 || echo "")
         local disk_mb=0
         if [ -n "$home_dir" ] && [ -d "$home_dir" ]; then
             disk_mb=$(du -sm "$home_dir" 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $1}')