diff --git a/www/common/outer/async-store.js b/www/common/outer/async-store.js
index 505a4cbc9..c10bdf120 100644
--- a/www/common/outer/async-store.js
+++ b/www/common/outer/async-store.js
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ define([
         // Get the metadata for sframe-common-outer
         Store.getMetadata = function (clientId, data, cb) {
             var disableThumbnails = Util.find(store.proxy, ['settings', 'general', 'disableThumbnails']);
-            var teams = store.modules['team']  && store.modules['team'].getTeamsData();
+            var teams = (store.modules['team'] && store.modules['team'].getTeamsData()) || {};
             var metadata = {
                 // "user" is shared with everybody via the userlist
                 user: {