diff --git a/src/WorkflowGui/Repository/WorkflowRepository.php b/src/WorkflowGui/Repository/WorkflowRepository.php
index 3de0280..eb0a7b2 100644
--- a/src/WorkflowGui/Repository/WorkflowRepository.php
+++ b/src/WorkflowGui/Repository/WorkflowRepository.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ protected function loadConfig(): array
     {
         return Yaml::parse(
             file_get_contents($this->configFileResolver->getConfigPath())
-        );
+        ) ?? [];
     }
 
     protected function storeConfig(array $config): void