diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/new-project-button.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/new-project-button.tsx
index 22f3109b2b..ed78820df4 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/new-project-button.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/project-list/components/new-project-button.tsx
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ function NewProjectButton({
           ) : null}
           <MenuItem divider />
           <MenuItem header>{t('templates')}</MenuItem>
-          {templateLinks.map((templateLink, index) => (
+          {templateLinks?.map((templateLink, index) => (
             <MenuItem
               key={`new-project-button-template-${index}`}
               href={templateLink.url}
diff --git a/services/web/types/exposed-settings.ts b/services/web/types/exposed-settings.ts
index 5c75a9ca63..b6f46086db 100644
--- a/services/web/types/exposed-settings.ts
+++ b/services/web/types/exposed-settings.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ export type ExposedSettings = {
   siteUrl: string
   textExtensions: string[]
   validRootDocExtensions: string[]
-  templateLinks: TemplateLink[]
+  templateLinks?: TemplateLink[]
   labsEnabled: boolean
 }