diff --git a/ui/src/shared/apis/databases.ts b/ui/src/shared/apis/databases.ts
index 68e6bd163..8b5828d76 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/apis/databases.ts
+++ b/ui/src/shared/apis/databases.ts
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ export const getDatabasesWithRetentionPolicies = async (
     return sorted
   } catch (err) {
     console.error(err)
+    return []
   }
 }