diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/nav/Header.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/nav/Header.tsx
index af8c8b1126..b11b76ccc2 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/nav/Header.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/nav/Header.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export function Header() {
             return null;
           });
         setNotificationCount(response?.data?.count ?? 0);
-        return response?.data;
+        return response?.data ?? null;
       } catch (error) {
         return error;
       }