diff --git a/.changeset/tiny-eels-leave.md b/.changeset/tiny-eels-leave.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5566ab60ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tiny-eels-leave.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@shopify/app': patch
+---
+
+Fix sending empty scopes
diff --git a/packages/app/src/cli/models/extensions/specifications/app_config_app_access.ts b/packages/app/src/cli/models/extensions/specifications/app_config_app_access.ts
index abe81ec2da..62e8a767e8 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/cli/models/extensions/specifications/app_config_app_access.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/cli/models/extensions/specifications/app_config_app_access.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const AppAccessSchema = zod.object({
     .object({
       scopes: zod
         .string()
-        .transform((scopes) => normalizeDelimitedString(scopes))
+        .transform((scopes) => normalizeDelimitedString(scopes) ?? '')
         .optional(),
       use_legacy_install_flow: zod.boolean().optional(),
     })