diff --git a/lib/private/TaskProcessing/Manager.php b/lib/private/TaskProcessing/Manager.php
index 988b34491c184..e0128dbaad287 100644
--- a/lib/private/TaskProcessing/Manager.php
+++ b/lib/private/TaskProcessing/Manager.php
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ public function setTaskResult(int $id, ?string $error, ?array $result, bool $isU
 					if ($value instanceof Node) {
 						$output[$key] = $value->getId();
 					}
-					if (is_array($value) && $value[0] instanceof Node) {
+					if (is_array($value) && isset($value[0]) && $value[0] instanceof Node) {
 						$output[$key] = array_map(fn ($node) => $node->getId(), $value);
 					}
 				}