diff --git a/app/Transformers/AccountTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/AccountTransformer.php
index 34d28b98f3..3c049d659a 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/AccountTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/AccountTransformer.php
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ class AccountTransformer extends AbstractTransformer
      */
     public function transform(Account $account): array
     {
+        if(null === $account->meta) {
+            $account->meta = [];
+        }
+        
         // get account type:
         $accountType                                                  = (string) config(sprintf('firefly.shortNamesByFullName.%s', $account->full_account_type));
         $liabilityType                                                = (string) config(sprintf('firefly.shortLiabilityNameByFullName.%s', $account->full_account_type));