diff --git a/backend/voiceover/utils.py b/backend/voiceover/utils.py
index 13ae1b61..7d3dd375 100644
--- a/backend/voiceover/utils.py
+++ b/backend/voiceover/utils.py
@@ -1227,6 +1227,8 @@ def adjust_audio(audio_file, original_time, audio_speed):
     elif audio_time_difference == 0:
         logging.info("No time difference")
     elif audio_time_difference < -0.001:
+        if original_time == 0:
+            raise ZeroDivisionError
         logging.info("Speed up the audio by %s", str(seconds / original_time))
         speedup_factor = seconds / original_time
         if speedup_factor > 1.009:
diff --git a/backend/voiceover/views.py b/backend/voiceover/views.py
index 07d92b73..e801dad2 100644
--- a/backend/voiceover/views.py
+++ b/backend/voiceover/views.py
@@ -1171,9 +1171,15 @@ def save_voice_over(request):
                 if voice_over.voice_over_type == "MANUALLY_CREATED":
                     voiceover_adjusted = adjust_voiceover(translation_payload)
                 else:
-                    voiceover_machine_generated = generate_voiceover_payload(
-                        translation_payload, task.target_language, task
-                    )
+                    try:
+                        voiceover_machine_generated = generate_voiceover_payload(
+                            translation_payload, task.target_language, task
+                        )
+                    except ZeroDivisionError:
+                        return Response(
+                            {"message": "Cannot generate voiceover due to 0 duration for a segment"},
+                            status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+                        )
                 if request.data.get("final"):
                     if (
                         VoiceOver.objects.filter(status=VOICEOVER_EDIT_COMPLETE)