diff --git a/pkg/coredata/membership_profile.go b/pkg/coredata/membership_profile.go
index f8cac5e2e..bbd5522f9 100644
--- a/pkg/coredata/membership_profile.go
+++ b/pkg/coredata/membership_profile.go
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ VALUES (
     @membership_id,
     @full_name,
     @kind,
-    @additional_email_addresses,
+    COALESCE(@additional_email_addresses, '{}'::CITEXT[]),
     @position,
     @contract_start_date,
     @contract_end_date,