diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/vault/app/vault-v3/vault.component.ts b/apps/desktop/src/vault/app/vault-v3/vault.component.ts
index b6fa6d63726..2559d52c639 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/vault/app/vault-v3/vault.component.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/vault/app/vault-v3/vault.component.ts
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ export class VaultComponent<C extends CipherViewLike>
       ...this.config.initialValues,
       folderId: this.folderId,
       organizationId: this.addOrganizationId as OrganizationId,
-      collectionIds: this.addCollectionIds as CollectionId[],
+      collectionIds: this.addCollectionIds ? (this.addCollectionIds as CollectionId[]) : [],
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/vault/app/vault/vault-v2.component.ts b/apps/desktop/src/vault/app/vault/vault-v2.component.ts
index 5264c744311..a63d4528b3e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/vault/app/vault/vault-v2.component.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/vault/app/vault/vault-v2.component.ts
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ export class VaultV2Component<C extends CipherViewLike>
       ...this.config.initialValues,
       organizationId: this.addOrganizationId as OrganizationId,
       folderId: this.folderId,
-      collectionIds: this.addCollectionIds as CollectionId[],
+      collectionIds: this.addCollectionIds ? (this.addCollectionIds as CollectionId[]) : [],
     };
   }