diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/RuleGroup/TriggerController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/RuleGroup/TriggerController.php
index e3a862dfa4..7eceb14721 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/RuleGroup/TriggerController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/RuleGroup/TriggerController.php
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class TriggerController extends Controller
             // add a range:
             $ruleEngine->addOperator(['type' => 'date_before', 'value' => $parameters['end']->format('Y-m-d')]);
         }
-        if (array_key_exists('accounts', $parameters) && '' !== $parameters['accounts']) {
+        if (array_key_exists('accounts', $parameters) && is_array($parameters['accounts']) && count($parameters['accounts']) > 0) {
             $ruleEngine->addOperator(['type' => 'account_id', 'value' => implode(',', $parameters['accounts'])]);
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/RuleGroup/TriggerRequest.php b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/RuleGroup/TriggerRequest.php
index 2896495d6d..76c11c9dfb 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/RuleGroup/TriggerRequest.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/RuleGroup/TriggerRequest.php
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ class TriggerRequest extends FormRequest
 
     private function getAccounts(): array
     {
+        if(null === $this->get('accounts')) {
+            return [];
+        }
         return $this->get('accounts');
     }
 }