diff --git a/api/server/router/checkpoint/checkpoint_routes.go b/api/server/router/checkpoint/checkpoint_routes.go
index 340fab91a4..f215102e95 100644
--- a/api/server/router/checkpoint/checkpoint_routes.go
+++ b/api/server/router/checkpoint/checkpoint_routes.go
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ func (cr *checkpointRouter) getContainerCheckpoints(ctx context.Context, w http.
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if checkpoints == nil {
+		checkpoints = []checkpoint.Summary{}
+	}
 
 	return httputils.WriteJSON(w, http.StatusOK, checkpoints)
 }