diff --git a/packages/ffmpeg/src/ffmpeg-command-wrapper.ts b/packages/ffmpeg/src/ffmpeg-command-wrapper.ts
index 6c4ab035d..482d20320 100644
--- a/packages/ffmpeg/src/ffmpeg-command-wrapper.ts
+++ b/packages/ffmpeg/src/ffmpeg-command-wrapper.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import { AvailableEncoders, EncoderOptionsBuilder, EncoderOptionsBuilderParams,
 import ffmpeg, { FfmpegCommand } from 'fluent-ffmpeg'
 
 type FFmpegLogger = {
-  info: (msg: string, obj?: any) => void
-  debug: (msg: string, obj?: any) => void
-  warn: (msg: string, obj?: any) => void
-  error: (msg: string, obj?: any) => void
+  info: (msg: string, obj?: object) => void
+  debug: (msg: string, obj?: object) => void
+  warn: (msg: string, obj?: object) => void
+  error: (msg: string, obj?: object) => void
 }
 
 export interface FFmpegCommandWrapperOptions {
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/api/views/video-views-retention-stats.ts b/packages/tests/src/api/views/video-views-retention-stats.ts
index 9279b29df..8ffe7c702 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/api/views/video-views-retention-stats.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/api/views/video-views-retention-stats.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
 
-import { expect } from 'chai'
-import { prepareViewsServers, prepareViewsVideos, processViewersStats } from '@tests/shared/views.js'
-import { cleanupTests, PeerTubeServer } from '@peertube/peertube-server-commands'
 import { wait } from '@peertube/peertube-core-utils'
+import { PeerTubeServer, cleanupTests } from '@peertube/peertube-server-commands'
+import { prepareViewsServers, prepareViewsVideos, processViewersStats } from '@tests/shared/views.js'
+import { expect } from 'chai'
 
 describe('Test views retention stats', function () {
   let servers: PeerTubeServer[]
@@ -36,15 +36,20 @@ describe('Test views retention stats', function () {
     it('Should display appropriate retention metrics', async function () {
       await servers[0].views.simulateViewer({ xForwardedFor: '127.0.0.2,127.0.0.1', id: vodVideoId, currentTimes: [ 0, 1 ] })
       await servers[0].views.simulateViewer({ xForwardedFor: '127.0.0.3,127.0.0.1', id: vodVideoId, currentTimes: [ 1, 3 ] })
-      await servers[1].views.simulateViewer({ xForwardedFor: '127.0.0.2,127.0.0.1', id: vodVideoId, currentTimes: [ 4 ] })
+      await servers[1].views.simulateViewer({ xForwardedFor: '127.0.0.2,127.0.0.1', id: vodVideoId, currentTimes: [ 3, 4 ] })
       await servers[1].views.simulateViewer({ xForwardedFor: '127.0.0.3,127.0.0.1', id: vodVideoId, currentTimes: [ 0, 1 ] })
 
+      // Do not take into account empty section
+      await servers[1].views.simulateViewer({ xForwardedFor: '127.0.0.3,127.0.0.1', id: vodVideoId, currentTimes: [ 5, 5 ] })
+      await servers[0].views.simulateViewer({ xForwardedFor: '127.0.0.4,127.0.0.1', id: vodVideoId, currentTimes: [ 1, 1 ] })
+      await servers[1].views.simulateViewer({ xForwardedFor: '127.0.0.4,127.0.0.1', id: vodVideoId, currentTimes: [ 1, 1 ] })
+
       await processViewersStats(servers)
 
       const { data } = await servers[0].videoStats.getRetentionStats({ videoId: vodVideoId })
       expect(data).to.have.lengthOf(6)
 
-      expect(data.map(d => d.retentionPercent)).to.deep.equal([ 50, 75, 25, 25, 25, 0 ])
+      expect(data.map(d => d.retentionPercent)).to.deep.equal([ 50, 75, 25, 50, 25, 0 ])
     })
 
     it('Should display appropriate retention metrics after a server restart', async function () {
diff --git a/server/core/lib/views/shared/video-viewer-stats.ts b/server/core/lib/views/shared/video-viewer-stats.ts
index cb62a61d3..cee804ce8 100644
--- a/server/core/lib/views/shared/video-viewer-stats.ts
+++ b/server/core/lib/views/shared/video-viewer-stats.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export class VideoViewerStats {
 
             const statsModel = await this.saveViewerStats(video, stats, t)
 
-            if (video.remote) {
+            if (statsModel && video.remote) {
               await sendCreateWatchAction(statsModel, t)
             }
           })
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ export class VideoViewerStats {
   }
 
   private async saveViewerStats (video: MVideo, stats: LocalViewerStats, transaction: Transaction) {
+    if (stats.watchTime === 0) return
+
     const statsModel = new LocalVideoViewerModel({
       startDate: new Date(stats.firstUpdated),
       endDate: new Date(stats.lastUpdated),
diff --git a/server/core/models/view/local-video-viewer-watch-section.ts b/server/core/models/view/local-video-viewer-watch-section.ts
index ceccde043..ae7f83bca 100644
--- a/server/core/models/view/local-video-viewer-watch-section.ts
+++ b/server/core/models/view/local-video-viewer-watch-section.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import { MLocalVideoViewerWatchSection } from '@server/types/models/index.js'
 import { Transaction } from 'sequelize'
 import { AllowNull, BelongsTo, Column, CreatedAt, ForeignKey, Table } from 'sequelize-typescript'
-import { MLocalVideoViewerWatchSection } from '@server/types/models/index.js'
-import { LocalVideoViewerModel } from './local-video-viewer.js'
 import { SequelizeModel } from '../shared/index.js'
+import { LocalVideoViewerModel } from './local-video-viewer.js'
 
 @Table({
   tableName: 'localVideoViewerWatchSection',
@@ -49,9 +49,14 @@ export class LocalVideoViewerWatchSectionModel extends SequelizeModel<LocalVideo
     const models: MLocalVideoViewerWatchSection[] = []
 
     for (const section of watchSections) {
+      const watchStart = section.start || 0
+      const watchEnd = section.end || 0
+
+      if (watchStart === watchEnd) continue
+
       const model = await this.create({
-        watchStart: section.start || 0,
-        watchEnd: section.end || 0,
+        watchStart,
+        watchEnd,
         localVideoViewerId
       }, { transaction })