diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index 0e61fe3..3cc5983 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def init_database(ctx, batch_end_epoch=None, mins_ago=None, override_empty=False
 
     if should_insert:
         processing_time = 0
-        files_processed = 0
+        files_processed = -1  # -1 indicates that this is initialization
         file_timestamps = datetime.fromtimestamp(batch_end_epoch, timezone.utc)
         batch_start_epoch = batch_end_epoch
 
diff --git a/uptime_service_validation/coordinator/coordinator.py b/uptime_service_validation/coordinator/coordinator.py
index c837f14..9934c40 100644
--- a/uptime_service_validation/coordinator/coordinator.py
+++ b/uptime_service_validation/coordinator/coordinator.py
@@ -383,8 +383,16 @@ def process(db, state):
             state.retry_batch()
             return
     else:
-        # new bot log id hasn't been created, so proceed with the old one
-        bot_log_id = state.batch.bot_log_id
+        # process_statehash_df not processed so new bot log id hasn't been created,
+        # creating a new bot log id entry with 0 submissions processed
+        values = (
+            0,  # submissions processed
+            state.batch.end_time,
+            state.batch.start_time.timestamp(),
+            state.batch.end_time.timestamp(),
+            timer.duration.total_seconds(),
+        )
+        bot_log_id = db.create_bot_log(values)
         logging.info("Finished processing data from table.")
     try:
         db.update_scoreboard(
diff --git a/uptime_service_validation/coordinator/helper.py b/uptime_service_validation/coordinator/helper.py
index 7749286..ca2c0bf 100644
--- a/uptime_service_validation/coordinator/helper.py
+++ b/uptime_service_validation/coordinator/helper.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ def update_scoreboard(self, score_till_time, uptime_days=30):
               , b_logs as(
                 select (count(1) ) as surveys
                 from bot_logs b , epochs e
-                where b.batch_start_epoch >= start_epoch and  b.batch_end_epoch <= end_epoch and b.files_processed > 0
+                where b.batch_start_epoch >= start_epoch and  b.batch_end_epoch <= end_epoch and b.files_processed > -1
               )
               , scores as (
                 select p.node_id, count(p.bot_log_id) bp_points