diff --git a/scripts/launchpad_copy.py b/scripts/launchpad_copy.py
index bb33fdc..068a53b 100644
--- a/scripts/launchpad_copy.py
+++ b/scripts/launchpad_copy.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def get_builds_for(self, ppa, name, version, series_name):
 
     def has_published_binaries(self, ppa, name, version, series_name):
         builds = self.get_builds_for(ppa, name, version, series_name)
-        return not builds or builds[0].buildstate == "Successfully built"
+        return bool(builds) and builds[0].buildstate == "Successfully built"
 
     def get_usable_sources(self, ppa, package_names, series_name):
         res = []
@@ -253,8 +253,11 @@ def perform_queued_copies(self, ppa):
                     source_names=sorted(names),
                 )
             except lre.BadRequest as e:
-                if "same version already published" in str(e):
+                msg = str(e)
+                if "same version already published" in msg:
                     log.info("Already copied to %s — skipping", target_series)
+                elif "has no binaries to be copied" in msg:
+                    log.warning("Binaries not yet published — skipping copy to %s", target_series)
                 else:
                     raise