diff --git a/app/Enumerations/BaseEnumeration.php b/app/Enumerations/BaseEnumeration.php
index 4c23e441..356ac390 100644
--- a/app/Enumerations/BaseEnumeration.php
+++ b/app/Enumerations/BaseEnumeration.php
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ abstract class BaseEnumeration
                 $className::init();
             }
 
+            // it can happen that even after init no enumerations are available
+            if (empty(self::$items[$className])) {
+                self::$items[$className] = [];
+            }
+
             self::$initiliazed[] = $className;
         }
     }