diff --git a/src/lib/components/notes/NoteEditor.svelte b/src/lib/components/notes/NoteEditor.svelte
index fbc3c4816a..7c81903f5b 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/notes/NoteEditor.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/notes/NoteEditor.svelte
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 		},
 		// pages: [], // TODO: Implement pages for notes to allow users to create multiple pages in a note
 		meta: null,
-		access_control: null
+		access_control: {}
 	};
 
 	let files = [];
diff --git a/src/lib/components/notes/Notes.svelte b/src/lib/components/notes/Notes.svelte
index 2048e932f9..0280e0454e 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/notes/Notes.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/notes/Notes.svelte
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 				}
 			},
 			meta: null,
-			access_control: null
+			access_control: {}
 		}).catch((error) => {
 			toast.error(`${error}`);
 			return null;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 						}
 					},
 					meta: null,
-					access_control: null
+					access_control: {}
 				}).catch((error) => {
 					toast.error(`${error}`);
 					return null;