diff --git a/lib/private/App/AppManager.php b/lib/private/App/AppManager.php
index b9883d01dbd2e..2ff8fed6b1798 100644
--- a/lib/private/App/AppManager.php
+++ b/lib/private/App/AppManager.php
@@ -992,10 +992,12 @@ public function setDefaultApps(array $defaultApps): void {
 
 	public function isBackendRequired(string $backend): bool {
 		foreach ($this->appInfos as $appInfo) {
-			foreach ($appInfo['dependencies']['backend'] as $appBackend) {
-				if ($backend === $appBackend) {
-					return true;
-				}
+			if (
+				isset($appInfo['dependencies']['backend'])
+				&& is_array($appInfo['dependencies']['backend'])
+				&& in_array($backend, $appInfo['dependencies']['backend'], true)
+			) {
+				return true;
 			}
 		}