diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/views/browser/treeView.ts b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/views/browser/treeView.ts
index 337ae5982b..b8cb44acbb 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/views/browser/treeView.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/views/browser/treeView.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export class TreeView extends Disposable implements ITreeView {
 							this._onDidChangeEmpty.fire();
 						}
 					}
-					return children;
+					return children ?? [];
 				}
 			};
 			if (this._dataProvider.onDidChangeEmpty) {