From 69c0639ec68000c2cf37b023360e5454fe196125 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abbey Campbell <campbellabbeya@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:26:38 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] make user list an array by default

---
 src/components/Explore/SearchScreens/ExploreUserSearch.js | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/components/Explore/SearchScreens/ExploreUserSearch.js b/src/components/Explore/SearchScreens/ExploreUserSearch.js
index 6cebef4d7..300c21bcf 100644
--- a/src/components/Explore/SearchScreens/ExploreUserSearch.js
+++ b/src/components/Explore/SearchScreens/ExploreUserSearch.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const ExploreUserSearch = ( { closeModal, updateUser }: Props ): Node => {
   const currentUser = useCurrentUser();
 
   // TODO: replace this with infinite scroll like ExploreFlashList
-  const { data: userList, isLoading, refetch } = useAuthenticatedQuery(
+  const { data: userList = [], isLoading, refetch } = useAuthenticatedQuery(
     ["fetchSearchResults", userQuery],
     optsWithAuth => fetchSearchResults(
       {