diff --git a/src/lib/stores/preferences.ts b/src/lib/stores/preferences.ts
index a5350a5550..d75cfcad19 100644
--- a/src/lib/stores/preferences.ts
+++ b/src/lib/stores/preferences.ts
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ function createPreferences() {
 
         getCustomCollectionColumns: (collectionId: string): Preferences['columns'] => {
             return (
-                preferences[sdk.forProject.client.config.project]?.collections?.[collectionId] ??
-                null
+                preferences[sdk.forProject.client.config.project]?.collections?.[collectionId] ?? []
             );
         },
         setLimit: (limit: Preferences['limit']) =>