diff --git a/packages/core/admin/server/services/project-settings.js b/packages/core/admin/server/services/project-settings.js
index 442a349912..5171f307da 100644
--- a/packages/core/admin/server/services/project-settings.js
+++ b/packages/core/admin/server/services/project-settings.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ const getProjectSettings = async () => {
   return projectSettings;
 };
 
-const uploadFiles = async files => {
+const uploadFiles = async (files = {}) => {
   // Call the provider upload function for each file
   return Promise.all(Object.values(files).map(strapi.plugin('upload').provider.uploadStream));
 };