diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c83622d..5baf9b4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -280,12 +280,7 @@ with a given property value. Example: count the number of PODs with a given name
 Hence this additional syntax.
 
 ```bash
-# Expecting 0 or 1 instance
-try "at most <number> times every <number>s \
-	to find <0 or 1> <resource-type> named '<regular-expression>' \
-	with '<property-name>' being '<expected-value>'"
-
-# Expecting more than 1 instance
+# Expecting a given number of instances
 try "at most <number> times every <number>s \
 	to find <number> <resource-type> named '<regular-expression>' \
 	with '<property-name>' being '<expected-value>'"
@@ -293,7 +288,7 @@ try "at most <number> times every <number>s \
 
 This is a checking loop.  
 It breaks the loop if as soon as the assertion is verified. If it reaches the end of the loop
-with having been verified, an error is thrown. Please, refer to [this section](#property-names) for details
+without having been verified, an error is thrown. Please, refer to [this section](#property-names) for details
 about the property names.
 
 This assertion is useful for PODs, whose life cycle changes take time.  
@@ -318,11 +313,11 @@ try "at most <number> times every <number>s \
 
 This is a checking loop.  
 It breaks the loop if as soon as the assertion is verified. If it reaches the end of the loop
-with having been verified, an error is thrown. Please, refer to [this section](#property-names) for details
+without having been verified, an error is thrown. Please, refer to [this section](#property-names) for details
 about the property names.
 
 This assertion verifies all the instances have this property value.
-But unlike the assertion type to count resources, you do not verify how many instances have this value.
+But unlike the assertion type to count resources, you do not verify how many instances have this value. Notice however that **if it finds 0 item verifying the property, the assertion fails**.
 
 
 ### Property Names
diff --git a/lib/detik.bash b/lib/detik.bash
index 928aeaa..d1dfbf6 100644
--- a/lib/detik.bash
+++ b/lib/detik.bash
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ verify_value() {
 		else
 			invalid=0
 		fi
+	# If no count expected, raise an error when 0 found items
+	elif [[ "$valid" == "0" ]]; then
+		invalid=102
 	fi
 
 	return $invalid
diff --git a/tests/test.detik.try.to.verify.bats b/tests/test.detik.try.to.verify.bats
index d83a128..1d6ecd3 100755
--- a/tests/test.detik.try.to.verify.bats
+++ b/tests/test.detik.try.to.verify.bats
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ mytest() {
 
 @test "trying to verify the status of a POD with an invalid name" {
 	run try "at most 1 times every 1s to get pods named 'nginx-something' and verify that 'status' is 'running'"
-	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+	[ "$status" -eq 3 ]
 	[ ${#lines[@]} -eq 2 ]
 	[ "${lines[0]}" = "Valid expression. Verification in progress..." ]
 	[ "${lines[1]}" = "No resource of type 'pods' was found with the name 'nginx-something'." ]
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ mytest() {
 
 @test "trying to verify the status of a POD with an invalid pattern name" {
 	run try "at most 1 times every 1s to get pods named 'ngin.+x' and verify that 'status' is 'running'"
-	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+	[ "$status" -eq 3 ]
 	[ ${#lines[@]} -eq 2 ]
 	[ "${lines[0]}" = "Valid expression. Verification in progress..." ]
 	[ "${lines[1]}" = "No resource of type 'pods' was found with the name 'ngin.+x'." ]
diff --git a/tests/test.detik.verify.bats b/tests/test.detik.verify.bats
index 458e5e1..3946f66 100755
--- a/tests/test.detik.verify.bats
+++ b/tests/test.detik.verify.bats
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ mytest_with_namespace() {
 
 @test "verifying the status of a POD with an invalid name" {
 	run verify "'status' is 'running' for pods named 'nginx-something'"
-	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+	[ "$status" -eq 3 ]
 	[ ${#lines[@]} -eq 2 ]
 	[ "${lines[0]}" = "Valid expression. Verification in progress..." ]
 	[ "${lines[1]}" = "No resource of type 'pods' was found with the name 'nginx-something'." ]
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ mytest_with_namespace() {
 
 @test "verifying the status of a POD with an invalid pattern name" {
 	run verify "'status' is 'running' for pods named 'ngin.+x'"
-	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+	[ "$status" -eq 3 ]
 	[ ${#lines[@]} -eq 2 ]
 	[ "${lines[0]}" = "Valid expression. Verification in progress..." ]
 	[ "${lines[1]}" = "No resource of type 'pods' was found with the name 'ngin.+x'." ]