diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/change-remove-permission-manager b/changelog/unreleased/change-remove-permission-manager
index ae42c91ebf1..9beaf5c1e1a 100644
--- a/changelog/unreleased/change-remove-permission-manager
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/change-remove-permission-manager
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ Change: Remove permission manager
 BREAKING CHANGE for developers: The `PermissionManager` has been removed. Permission management is now being handled by `CASL`. For more details on how it works please see the linked PR down below.
 
 https://github.com/owncloud/web/pull/8431
+https://github.com/owncloud/web/pull/8488
diff --git a/packages/web-runtime/src/services/auth/userManager.ts b/packages/web-runtime/src/services/auth/userManager.ts
index 40acc28cee4..93c2511031b 100644
--- a/packages/web-runtime/src/services/auth/userManager.ts
+++ b/packages/web-runtime/src/services/auth/userManager.ts
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ export class UserManager extends OidcUserManager {
       const {
         data: { permissions }
       } = await httpClient.post('/api/v0/settings/permissions-list', { account_uuid: user.uuid })
-      return permissions
+      return permissions || []
     } catch (e) {
       console.error(e)
       return []