diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/RelationshipField.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/RelationshipField.svelte
index d054a4a558..768f784d49 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/RelationshipField.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/app/forms/RelationshipField.svelte
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
       // Persist the initial values as options, allowing them to be present in the dropdown,
       // even if they are not in the inital fetch results
       initialValuesProcessed = true
-      optionsObj = fieldState?.value?.reduce((accumulator, value) => {
+      optionsObj = (fieldState?.value || []).reduce((accumulator, value) => {
         accumulator[value._id] = {
           _id: value._id,
           [primaryDisplay]: value.primaryDisplay,