diff --git a/api.py b/api.py
index 568c3dc..cf1c646 100644
--- a/api.py
+++ b/api.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ async def update_user_task(task: UpdateTask, session: SessionDep, current_user:
     user_data = task.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)
 
     new_task = user_data
+    if user_db.tasks is None:
+        user_db.tasks = []
     
     # Filter out the task with matching title and keep all others
     updated_tasks = [