diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/twenty-orm/utils/format-result.util.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/twenty-orm/utils/format-result.util.ts
index 2b29ea908..0780db588 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/twenty-orm/utils/format-result.util.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/twenty-orm/utils/format-result.util.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ function formatFieldMetadataValue(
     (fieldMetadata.type === FieldMetadataType.MULTI_SELECT ||
       fieldMetadata.type === FieldMetadataType.ARRAY)
   ) {
-    return value.replace(/{|}/g, '').split(',');
+    const cleanedValue = value.replace(/{|}/g, '').trim();
+
+    return cleanedValue ? cleanedValue.split(',') : [];
   }
 
   return value;