diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 53ea0fc..ca62081 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/ardanlabs/conf"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/pebble"
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/qubic/go-archiver/processor"
 	"github.com/qubic/go-archiver/rpc"
 	"github.com/qubic/go-archiver/store"
+	"github.com/qubic/go-archiver/validator/tick"
 	qubic "github.com/qubic/go-node-connector"
 	"log"
 	"os"
@@ -48,6 +50,9 @@ func run() error {
 			StorageFolder      string        `conf:"default:store"`
 			ProcessTickTimeout time.Duration `conf:"default:5s"`
 		}
+		EmptyTicks struct {
+			CalculateAll bool `conf:"default:false"`
+		}
 	}
 
 	if err := conf.Parse(os.Args[1:], prefix, &cfg); err != nil {
@@ -84,6 +89,28 @@ func run() error {
 
 	ps := store.NewPebbleStore(db, nil)
 
+	if cfg.EmptyTicks.CalculateAll == true {
+
+		epochs, err := ps.GetLastProcessedTicksPerEpoch(context.Background())
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "getting epoch list from db")
+		}
+
+		for epoch, _ := range epochs {
+			emptyTicksPerEpoch, err := tick.CalculateEmptyTicksForEpoch(context.Background(), ps, epoch)
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrapf(err, "calculating empty ticks for epoch %d", epoch)
+			}
+
+			err = ps.SetEmptyTicksPerEpoch(epoch, emptyTicksPerEpoch)
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "saving emptyTickCount to database")
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	p, err := qubic.NewPoolConnection(qubic.PoolConfig{
 		InitialCap:         cfg.Pool.InitialCap,
 		MaxCap:             cfg.Pool.MaxCap,
@@ -98,7 +125,10 @@ func run() error {
 	}
 
 	rpcServer := rpc.NewServer(cfg.Server.GrpcHost, cfg.Server.HttpHost, cfg.Server.NodeSyncThreshold, cfg.Server.ChainTickFetchUrl, ps, p)
-	rpcServer.Start()
+	err = rpcServer.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "starting rpc server")
+	}
 
 	shutdown := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(shutdown, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
diff --git a/protobuff/archive.pb.go b/protobuff/archive.pb.go
index e29eb07..3c1410e 100644
--- a/protobuff/archive.pb.go
+++ b/protobuff/archive.pb.go
@@ -1635,6 +1635,7 @@ type GetStatusResponse struct {
 	LastProcessedTicksPerEpoch     map[uint32]uint32                 `protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=last_processed_ticks_per_epoch,json=lastProcessedTicksPerEpoch,proto3" json:"last_processed_ticks_per_epoch,omitempty" protobuf_key:"varint,1,opt,name=key,proto3" protobuf_val:"varint,2,opt,name=value,proto3"`
 	SkippedTicks                   []*SkippedTicksInterval           `protobuf:"bytes,3,rep,name=skipped_ticks,json=skippedTicks,proto3" json:"skipped_ticks,omitempty"`
 	ProcessedTickIntervalsPerEpoch []*ProcessedTickIntervalsPerEpoch `protobuf:"bytes,4,rep,name=processed_tick_intervals_per_epoch,json=processedTickIntervalsPerEpoch,proto3" json:"processed_tick_intervals_per_epoch,omitempty"`
+	EmptyTicksPerEpoch             map[uint32]uint32                 `protobuf:"bytes,5,rep,name=empty_ticks_per_epoch,json=emptyTicksPerEpoch,proto3" json:"empty_ticks_per_epoch,omitempty" protobuf_key:"varint,1,opt,name=key,proto3" protobuf_val:"varint,2,opt,name=value,proto3"`
 }
 
 func (x *GetStatusResponse) Reset() {
@@ -1697,6 +1698,13 @@ func (x *GetStatusResponse) GetProcessedTickIntervalsPerEpoch() []*ProcessedTick
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (x *GetStatusResponse) GetEmptyTicksPerEpoch() map[uint32]uint32 {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.EmptyTicksPerEpoch
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 type GetHealthCheckResponse struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
@@ -3336,7 +3344,7 @@ var file_archive_proto_rawDesc = []byte{
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@@ -3366,8 +3374,20 @@ var file_archive_proto_rawDesc = []byte{
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+	0x14, 0x0a, 0x05, 0x76, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x75, 0x65, 0x18, 0x02, 0x20, 0x01, 0x28, 0x0d, 0x52, 0x05,
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@@ -3798,7 +3818,7 @@ func file_archive_proto_rawDescGZIP() []byte {
 	return file_archive_proto_rawDescData
 }
 
-var file_archive_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 55)
+var file_archive_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 56)
 var file_archive_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
 	(*TickData)(nil),                                  // 0: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.TickData
 	(*GetTickDataRequest)(nil),                        // 1: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickDataRequest
@@ -3855,7 +3875,8 @@ var file_archive_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
 	(*GetTransferTransactionsPerTickRequestV2)(nil),   // 52: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransferTransactionsPerTickRequestV2
 	nil,                   // 53: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.QuorumTickData.QuorumDiffPerComputorEntry
 	nil,                   // 54: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetStatusResponse.LastProcessedTicksPerEpochEntry
-	(*emptypb.Empty)(nil), // 55: google.protobuf.Empty
+	nil,                   // 55: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetStatusResponse.EmptyTicksPerEpochEntry
+	(*emptypb.Empty)(nil), // 56: google.protobuf.Empty
 }
 var file_archive_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
 	0,  // 0: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickDataResponse.tick_data:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.TickData
@@ -3874,65 +3895,66 @@ var file_archive_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
 	54, // 13: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetStatusResponse.last_processed_ticks_per_epoch:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetStatusResponse.LastProcessedTicksPerEpochEntry
 	18, // 14: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetStatusResponse.skipped_ticks:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.SkippedTicksInterval
 	35, // 15: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetStatusResponse.processed_tick_intervals_per_epoch:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ProcessedTickIntervalsPerEpoch
-	26, // 16: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransferTransactionsPerTickResponse.transfer_transactions_per_tick:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.TransferTransactionsPerTick
-	34, // 17: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ProcessedTickIntervalsPerEpoch.intervals:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ProcessedTickInterval
-	36, // 18: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickResponseV2.tick_Data:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.Tick
-	45, // 19: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.PerTickIdentityTransfers.transactions:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.TransactionData
-	38, // 20: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetIdentityTransfersInTickRangeResponseV2.transactions:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.PerTickIdentityTransfers
-	40, // 21: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.SendManyTransaction.transfers:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.SendManyTransfer
-	41, // 22: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.SendManyTransactionData.transaction:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.SendManyTransaction
-	41, // 23: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetSendManyTransactionResponseV2.transaction:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.SendManyTransaction
-	3,  // 24: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.TransactionData.transaction:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.Transaction
-	45, // 25: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickTransactionsResponseV2.transactions:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.TransactionData
-	3,  // 26: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransactionResponseV2.transaction:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.Transaction
-	16, // 27: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.QuorumTickData.QuorumDiffPerComputorEntry.value:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.QuorumDiff
-	47, // 28: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickQuorumDataV2:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickRequestV2
-	47, // 29: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickChainHashV2:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickRequestV2
-	47, // 30: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickStoreHashV2:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickRequestV2
-	51, // 31: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickTransactionsV2:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickTransactionsRequestV2
-	49, // 32: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTransactionV2:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransactionRequestV2
-	43, // 33: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetSendManyTransactionV2:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetSendManyTransactionRequestV2
-	52, // 34: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetIdentityTransfersInTickRangeV2:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransferTransactionsPerTickRequestV2
-	1,  // 35: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickData:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickDataRequest
-	21, // 36: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetQuorumTickData:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetQuorumTickDataRequest
-	12, // 37: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickTransactions:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickTransactionsRequest
-	12, // 38: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickTransferTransactions:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickTransactionsRequest
-	14, // 39: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickApprovedTransactions:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickApprovedTransactionsRequest
-	32, // 40: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetChainHash:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetChainHashRequest
-	32, // 41: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetStoreHash:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetChainHashRequest
-	8,  // 42: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTransaction:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransactionRequest
-	10, // 43: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTransactionStatus:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransactionStatusRequest
-	30, // 44: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTransferTransactionsPerTick:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransferTransactionsPerTickRequest
-	24, // 45: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetComputors:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetComputorsRequest
-	55, // 46: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetStatus:input_type -> google.protobuf.Empty
-	55, // 47: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetLatestTick:input_type -> google.protobuf.Empty
-	55, // 48: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetHealthCheck:input_type -> google.protobuf.Empty
-	22, // 49: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickQuorumDataV2:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetQuorumTickDataResponse
-	33, // 50: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickChainHashV2:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetChainHashResponse
-	33, // 51: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickStoreHashV2:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetChainHashResponse
-	48, // 52: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickTransactionsV2:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickTransactionsResponseV2
-	50, // 53: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTransactionV2:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransactionResponseV2
-	44, // 54: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetSendManyTransactionV2:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetSendManyTransactionResponseV2
-	39, // 55: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetIdentityTransfersInTickRangeV2:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetIdentityTransfersInTickRangeResponseV2
-	2,  // 56: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickData:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickDataResponse
-	22, // 57: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetQuorumTickData:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetQuorumTickDataResponse
-	13, // 58: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickTransactions:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickTransactionsResponse
-	13, // 59: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickTransferTransactions:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickTransactionsResponse
-	15, // 60: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickApprovedTransactions:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickApprovedTransactionsResponse
-	33, // 61: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetChainHash:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetChainHashResponse
-	33, // 62: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetStoreHash:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetChainHashResponse
-	9,  // 63: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTransaction:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransactionResponse
-	11, // 64: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTransactionStatus:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransactionStatusResponse
-	31, // 65: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTransferTransactionsPerTick:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransferTransactionsPerTickResponse
-	25, // 66: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetComputors:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetComputorsResponse
-	28, // 67: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetStatus:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetStatusResponse
-	46, // 68: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetLatestTick:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetLatestTickResponse
-	29, // 69: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetHealthCheck:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetHealthCheckResponse
-	49, // [49:70] is the sub-list for method output_type
-	28, // [28:49] is the sub-list for method input_type
-	28, // [28:28] is the sub-list for extension type_name
-	28, // [28:28] is the sub-list for extension extendee
-	0,  // [0:28] is the sub-list for field type_name
+	55, // 16: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetStatusResponse.empty_ticks_per_epoch:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetStatusResponse.EmptyTicksPerEpochEntry
+	26, // 17: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransferTransactionsPerTickResponse.transfer_transactions_per_tick:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.TransferTransactionsPerTick
+	34, // 18: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ProcessedTickIntervalsPerEpoch.intervals:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ProcessedTickInterval
+	36, // 19: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickResponseV2.tick_Data:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.Tick
+	45, // 20: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.PerTickIdentityTransfers.transactions:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.TransactionData
+	38, // 21: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetIdentityTransfersInTickRangeResponseV2.transactions:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.PerTickIdentityTransfers
+	40, // 22: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.SendManyTransaction.transfers:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.SendManyTransfer
+	41, // 23: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.SendManyTransactionData.transaction:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.SendManyTransaction
+	41, // 24: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetSendManyTransactionResponseV2.transaction:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.SendManyTransaction
+	3,  // 25: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.TransactionData.transaction:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.Transaction
+	45, // 26: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickTransactionsResponseV2.transactions:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.TransactionData
+	3,  // 27: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransactionResponseV2.transaction:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.Transaction
+	16, // 28: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.QuorumTickData.QuorumDiffPerComputorEntry.value:type_name -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.QuorumDiff
+	47, // 29: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickQuorumDataV2:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickRequestV2
+	47, // 30: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickChainHashV2:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickRequestV2
+	47, // 31: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickStoreHashV2:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickRequestV2
+	51, // 32: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickTransactionsV2:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickTransactionsRequestV2
+	49, // 33: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTransactionV2:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransactionRequestV2
+	43, // 34: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetSendManyTransactionV2:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetSendManyTransactionRequestV2
+	52, // 35: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetIdentityTransfersInTickRangeV2:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransferTransactionsPerTickRequestV2
+	1,  // 36: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickData:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickDataRequest
+	21, // 37: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetQuorumTickData:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetQuorumTickDataRequest
+	12, // 38: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickTransactions:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickTransactionsRequest
+	12, // 39: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickTransferTransactions:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickTransactionsRequest
+	14, // 40: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickApprovedTransactions:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickApprovedTransactionsRequest
+	32, // 41: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetChainHash:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetChainHashRequest
+	32, // 42: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetStoreHash:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetChainHashRequest
+	8,  // 43: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTransaction:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransactionRequest
+	10, // 44: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTransactionStatus:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransactionStatusRequest
+	30, // 45: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTransferTransactionsPerTick:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransferTransactionsPerTickRequest
+	24, // 46: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetComputors:input_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetComputorsRequest
+	56, // 47: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetStatus:input_type -> google.protobuf.Empty
+	56, // 48: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetLatestTick:input_type -> google.protobuf.Empty
+	56, // 49: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetHealthCheck:input_type -> google.protobuf.Empty
+	22, // 50: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickQuorumDataV2:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetQuorumTickDataResponse
+	33, // 51: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickChainHashV2:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetChainHashResponse
+	33, // 52: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickStoreHashV2:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetChainHashResponse
+	48, // 53: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickTransactionsV2:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickTransactionsResponseV2
+	50, // 54: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTransactionV2:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransactionResponseV2
+	44, // 55: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetSendManyTransactionV2:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetSendManyTransactionResponseV2
+	39, // 56: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetIdentityTransfersInTickRangeV2:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetIdentityTransfersInTickRangeResponseV2
+	2,  // 57: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickData:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickDataResponse
+	22, // 58: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetQuorumTickData:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetQuorumTickDataResponse
+	13, // 59: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickTransactions:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickTransactionsResponse
+	13, // 60: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickTransferTransactions:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickTransactionsResponse
+	15, // 61: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTickApprovedTransactions:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTickApprovedTransactionsResponse
+	33, // 62: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetChainHash:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetChainHashResponse
+	33, // 63: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetStoreHash:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetChainHashResponse
+	9,  // 64: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTransaction:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransactionResponse
+	11, // 65: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTransactionStatus:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransactionStatusResponse
+	31, // 66: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetTransferTransactionsPerTick:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetTransferTransactionsPerTickResponse
+	25, // 67: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetComputors:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetComputorsResponse
+	28, // 68: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetStatus:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetStatusResponse
+	46, // 69: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetLatestTick:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetLatestTickResponse
+	29, // 70: qubic.archiver.archive.pb.ArchiveService.GetHealthCheck:output_type -> qubic.archiver.archive.pb.GetHealthCheckResponse
+	50, // [50:71] is the sub-list for method output_type
+	29, // [29:50] is the sub-list for method input_type
+	29, // [29:29] is the sub-list for extension type_name
+	29, // [29:29] is the sub-list for extension extendee
+	0,  // [0:29] is the sub-list for field type_name
 }
 
 func init() { file_archive_proto_init() }
@@ -4584,7 +4606,7 @@ func file_archive_proto_init() {
 			GoPackagePath: reflect.TypeOf(x{}).PkgPath(),
 			RawDescriptor: file_archive_proto_rawDesc,
 			NumEnums:      0,
-			NumMessages:   55,
+			NumMessages:   56,
 			NumExtensions: 0,
 			NumServices:   1,
 		},
diff --git a/protobuff/archive.proto b/protobuff/archive.proto
index 4ac5cb8..736d43a 100644
--- a/protobuff/archive.proto
+++ b/protobuff/archive.proto
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ message GetStatusResponse {
   map<uint32, uint32> last_processed_ticks_per_epoch = 2;
   repeated SkippedTicksInterval skipped_ticks = 3;
   repeated ProcessedTickIntervalsPerEpoch processed_tick_intervals_per_epoch = 4;
+  map<uint32, uint32> empty_ticks_per_epoch = 5;
 }
 
 message GetHealthCheckResponse {
diff --git a/rpc/rpc_server.go b/rpc/rpc_server.go
index becf21d..3dc6216 100644
--- a/rpc/rpc_server.go
+++ b/rpc/rpc_server.go
@@ -289,11 +289,17 @@ func (s *Server) GetStatus(ctx context.Context, _ *emptypb.Empty) (*protobuff.Ge
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "getting processed tick intervals")
 	}
 
+	emptyTicksForAllEpochs, err := s.store.GetEmptyTicksForAllEpochs(lastProcessedTicksPerEpoch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "getting empty ticks for all epochs: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	return &protobuff.GetStatusResponse{
 		LastProcessedTick:              tick,
 		LastProcessedTicksPerEpoch:     lastProcessedTicksPerEpoch,
 		SkippedTicks:                   skippedTicks.SkippedTicks,
 		ProcessedTickIntervalsPerEpoch: ptie,
+		EmptyTicksPerEpoch:             emptyTicksForAllEpochs,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/store/keys.go b/store/keys.go
index 79b27d7..d971d8a 100644
--- a/store/keys.go
+++ b/store/keys.go
@@ -18,8 +18,15 @@ const (
 	TickTransactionsStatus       = 0x10
 	TransactionStatus            = 0x11
 	StoreDigest                  = 0x12
+	EmptyTicksPerEpoch           = 0x13
 )
 
+func emptyTicksPerEpochKey(epoch uint32) []byte {
+	key := []byte{EmptyTicksPerEpoch}
+	key = binary.BigEndian.AppendUint64(key, uint64(epoch))
+	return key
+}
+
 func tickDataKey(tickNumber uint32) []byte {
 	key := []byte{TickData}
 	key = binary.BigEndian.AppendUint64(key, uint64(tickNumber))
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index 7e8a25a..d34159d 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -659,3 +659,50 @@ func (s *PebbleStore) GetProcessedTickIntervals(ctx context.Context) ([]*protobu
 
 	return processedTickIntervals, nil
 }
+
+func (s *PebbleStore) SetEmptyTicksPerEpoch(epoch uint32, emptyTicksCount uint32) error {
+	key := emptyTicksPerEpochKey(epoch)
+
+	value := make([]byte, 4)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(value, emptyTicksCount)
+
+	err := s.db.Set(key, value, pebble.Sync)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "saving emptyTickCount for epoch %d", epoch)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *PebbleStore) GetEmptyTicksPerEpoch(epoch uint32) (uint32, error) {
+	key := emptyTicksPerEpochKey(epoch)
+
+	value, closer, err := s.db.Get(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, pebble.ErrNotFound) {
+			return 0, nil
+		}
+
+		return 0, errors.Wrapf(err, "getting emptyTickCount for epoch %d", epoch)
+	}
+	defer closer.Close()
+
+	emptyTicksCount := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(value)
+
+	return emptyTicksCount, nil
+}
+
+func (s *PebbleStore) GetEmptyTicksForAllEpochs(epochs map[uint32]uint32) (map[uint32]uint32, error) {
+
+	emptyTickMap := make(map[uint32]uint32, len(epochs))
+
+	for epoch, _ := range epochs {
+		emptyTicks, err := s.GetEmptyTicksPerEpoch(epoch)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "getting empty ticks for epoch %d", epoch)
+		}
+		emptyTickMap[epoch] = emptyTicks
+	}
+
+	return emptyTickMap, nil
+
+}
diff --git a/validator/tick/empty_tick.go b/validator/tick/empty_tick.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f98856b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validator/tick/empty_tick.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package tick
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/qubic/go-archiver/protobuff"
+	"github.com/qubic/go-archiver/store"
+	"github.com/qubic/go-node-connector/types"
+)
+
+func CalculateEmptyTicksForEpoch(ctx context.Context, ps *store.PebbleStore, epoch uint32) (uint32, error) {
+
+	epochs, err := ps.GetProcessedTickIntervals(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "getting stored epochs")
+	}
+
+	for _, e := range epochs {
+		if e.Epoch != epoch {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		var emptyTicks uint32
+
+		for _, interval := range e.Intervals {
+			for tickOffset := range interval.LastProcessedTick - interval.InitialProcessedTick + 1 {
+				tickNumber := tickOffset + interval.InitialProcessedTick
+
+				tickData, err := ps.GetTickData(ctx, tickNumber)
+				if err != nil {
+					return 0, errors.Wrapf(err, "getting tick data for tick %d", tickNumber)
+				}
+
+				if CheckIfTickIsEmptyProto(tickData) {
+					emptyTicks += 1
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return emptyTicks, err
+	}
+	return 0, nil
+}
+
+func CheckIfTickIsEmptyProto(tickData *protobuff.TickData) bool {
+	if tickData == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if tickData.VarStruct == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if tickData.TransactionIds == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func CheckIfTickIsEmpty(tickData types.TickData) (bool, error) {
+	data, err := qubicToProto(tickData)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "converting tick data to protobuf format")
+	}
+
+	return CheckIfTickIsEmptyProto(data), nil
+}
diff --git a/validator/validator.go b/validator/validator.go
index 8cbe5c2..5a8667e 100644
--- a/validator/validator.go
+++ b/validator/validator.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/qubic/go-archiver/protobuff"
 	"github.com/qubic/go-archiver/store"
@@ -156,6 +157,29 @@ func (v *Validator) ValidateTick(ctx context.Context, initialEpochTick, tickNumb
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "computing and saving store digest")
 	}
 
+	isEmpty, err := tick.CheckIfTickIsEmpty(tickData)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "checking if tick is empty")
+	}
+
+	if isEmpty {
+		emptyTicks, err := v.store.GetEmptyTicksPerEpoch(uint32(epoch))
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "getting empty ticks for current epoch")
+		}
+
+		if emptyTicks == 0 {
+			fmt.Printf("Initializing empty ticks for epoch: %d\n", epoch)
+		}
+
+		emptyTicks += 1
+
+		err = v.store.SetEmptyTicksPerEpoch(uint32(epoch), emptyTicks)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "setting current ticks for current epoch")
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("Empty ticks for epoch %d: %d\n", epoch, emptyTicks)
+	}
 	return nil
 }