diff --git a/server/presenters/document.js b/server/presenters/document.js
index 7d06c3210..0ca0ea186 100644
--- a/server/presenters/document.js
+++ b/server/presenters/document.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ async function present(ctx: Object, document: Document, options: ?Options) {
     lastViewedAt: undefined,
     team: document.teamId,
     collaborators: [],
-    starred: !!document.starred.length,
+    starred: !!(document.starred && document.starred.length),
     collaboratorCount: undefined,
     collection: undefined,
     views: undefined,