diff --git a/packages/components-faraday/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardCard.js b/packages/components-faraday/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardCard.js
index baedc2781581da2aab5a77c30e2c4452eb961442..a47c5ee88f996f8589cbb57a9eea808c6cfbfe71 100644
--- a/packages/components-faraday/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardCard.js
+++ b/packages/components-faraday/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardCard.js
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ const DashboardCard = ({
 const isHEToManuscript = (state, collectionId) => {
   const currentUserId = get(state, 'currentUser.user.id')
   const collections = get(state, 'collections') || []
-  const collection = collections.find(c => c.id === collectionId) || {}
+  const collection = collections.find(c => c.id === collectionId) || {
+    invitations: [],
+  }
   const userInvitation = collection.invitations.find(
     i => i.role === 'handlingEditor' && i.userId === currentUserId,
   )