diff --git a/src/lib/db/db.js b/src/lib/db/db.js
index 1cca276..3adba8c 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/db.js
+++ b/src/lib/db/db.js
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ backend.postDelete = async ({id, user, admin}) => {
 let userRoles = async ({user}) => {
     var rolesLocal = await db.all('SELECT roles from bio WHERE username = ?', [
         user
-    ] ) || [{}];
+    ] );
+
+    if (rolesLocal.length == 0) rolesLocal = [{}];
     
     let rolesLocalList = rolesLocal[0].roles;