diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 775a2e5..1dfbced 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Date: ????
     - Add compatibility with AAI Signal Transmission. Now researched after logistics science and uses contemporary ingredients
     - Adjusted logic that determines the amount and name of a product to display with the "Add recipe signals" startup setting.
     - Fix a crash with Schall Machine Scaling
+    - Fixed a crash when cleaning up recycling recipes created by quality that had no results. Resolves https://github.com/pyanodon/pybugreports/issues/1284
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Version: 3.0.39
 Date: 2025-09-15
diff --git a/prototypes/quality.lua b/prototypes/quality.lua
index ec152c3..7942f9f 100644
--- a/prototypes/quality.lua
+++ b/prototypes/quality.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ local RECYCLING_ICON_FILEPATH = "__quality__/graphics/icons/recycling.png"
 
 local deadrecipes = {}
 for r, recipe in pairs(data.raw.recipe) do
-    if string.match(recipe.name, "recycling") and recipe.icons and recipe.icons[1] and recipe.icons[1].icon == RECYCLING_ICON_FILEPATH then
+    if string.match(recipe.name, "recycling") and recipe.icons and recipe.icons[1] and recipe.icons[1].icon == RECYCLING_ICON_FILEPATH and #(recipe.results or {}) > 0 then
         if data.raw.item[recipe.ingredients[1].name] == nil or data.raw.item[recipe.results[1].name] == nil then
             table.insert(deadrecipes, recipe.name)
         end