diff --git a/homeassistant/components/discord/notify.py b/homeassistant/components/discord/notify.py
index 16f30fbf051..c3f7de94af0 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/discord/notify.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/discord/notify.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class DiscordNotificationService(BaseNotificationService):
         embed = None
         if ATTR_EMBED in data:
             embedding = data[ATTR_EMBED]
-            fields = embedding.get(ATTR_EMBED_FIELDS)
+            fields = embedding.get(ATTR_EMBED_FIELDS) or []
 
             if embedding:
                 embed = discord.Embed(**embedding)