diff --git a/website/server/models/userNotification.js b/website/server/models/userNotification.js
index 9add87cc13..4ddc5c6883 100644
--- a/website/server/models/userNotification.js
+++ b/website/server/models/userNotification.js
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ export let schema = new Schema({
  * is fixed
  */
 schema.statics.convertNotificationsToSafeJson = function convertNotificationsToSafeJson (notifications) {
+  if (!notifications) return notifications;
+
   return notifications.filter(n => {
     // Exclude notifications with a nullish value
     if (!n) return false;