diff --git a/includes/core/class-fields.php b/includes/core/class-fields.php
index 62faa0df..6116b9b6 100644
--- a/includes/core/class-fields.php
+++ b/includes/core/class-fields.php
@@ -3137,7 +3137,7 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'um\core\Fields' ) ) {
 			global $wp_roles;
 			$role_keys = array_map( function( $item ) {
 				return 'um_' . $item;
-			}, get_option( 'um_roles' ) );
+			}, get_option( 'um_roles', array() ) );
 			$exclude_roles = array_diff( array_keys( $wp_roles->roles ), array_merge( $role_keys, array( 'subscriber' ) ) );
 
 			$roles = UM()->roles()->get_roles( false, $exclude_roles );