diff --git a/osc-staging.py b/osc-staging.py
index 308337ed..4cf79910 100644
--- a/osc-staging.py
+++ b/osc-staging.py
@@ -339,6 +339,12 @@ def do_staging(self, subcmd, opts, *args):
                     return
 
                 splitter = RequestSplitter(api, open_requests, in_ring=True)
+
+                considerable = splitter.stagings_load(stagings)
+                if considerable == 0:
+                    print('No considerable stagings on which to act')
+                    return
+
                 if len(requests) > 0:
                     splitter.filter_add_requests(requests)
                 if len(splitter.filters) == 0:
@@ -352,7 +358,7 @@ def do_staging(self, subcmd, opts, *args):
                         splitter.group_by(group_by)
                 splitter.split()
 
-                result = splitter.propose_assignment(stagings)
+                result = splitter.propose_assignment()
                 if result is not True:
                     print('Failed to generate proposal: {}'.format(result))
                     return
diff --git a/osclib/request_splitter.py b/osclib/request_splitter.py
index 289c464f..314ce76c 100644
--- a/osclib/request_splitter.py
+++ b/osclib/request_splitter.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class RequestSplitter(object):
             return '00'
         return '__'.join(key)
 
-    def propose_stagings_load(self, stagings):
+    def stagings_load(self, stagings):
         self.stagings_considerable = {}
 
         if self.api.rings:
@@ -156,10 +156,9 @@ class RequestSplitter(object):
         # Allow both considered and remaining to be accessible after proposal.
         self.stagings_available = self.stagings_considerable.copy()
 
-    def propose_assignment(self, stagings):
-        # Determine available stagings and make working copy.
-        self.propose_stagings_load(stagings)
+        return len(self.stagings_considerable)
 
+    def propose_assignment(self):
         if len(self.grouped) > len(self.stagings_available):
             return 'more groups than available stagings'