diff --git a/apps/server/src/migrations/0234__migrate_open_note_contexts_format.ts b/apps/server/src/migrations/0234__migrate_open_note_contexts_format.ts
index c04bcc073..fd51a00cd 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/migrations/0234__migrate_open_note_contexts_format.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/migrations/0234__migrate_open_note_contexts_format.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export default () => {
         if (
             Array.isArray(parsed) &&
             parsed.length > 0 &&
+            parsed[0] &&
             typeof parsed[0] === "object" &&
             parsed[0].windowId
         ) {