diff --git a/src/users/users.service.ts b/src/users/users.service.ts
index 20b7446..aa904b8 100644
--- a/src/users/users.service.ts
+++ b/src/users/users.service.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ export class UsersService {
     const buffer = await this.minioService.getBuffer(this.bucket, 'users.json');
     this.users = JSON.parse(buffer.toString());
     if (this.users === undefined) {
-      this.logger.error('Users undefined');
+      this.logger.error('Users undefined, failing to empty set');
+      this.users = [];
     }
     if (this.users.length === 0) {
       this.logger.error('Users length is 0');