diff --git a/src/panels/config/automation/manual-automation-editor.ts b/src/panels/config/automation/manual-automation-editor.ts
index 8fed0a26c3..921e79a472 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/automation/manual-automation-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/automation/manual-automation-editor.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class HaManualAutomationEditor extends LitElement {
       <ha-automation-trigger
         role="region"
         aria-labelledby="triggers-heading"
-        .triggers=${this.config.trigger}
+        .triggers=${this.config.trigger || []}
         .path=${["trigger"]}
         @value-changed=${this._triggerChanged}
         @item-moved=${this._itemMoved}
diff --git a/src/panels/config/script/manual-script-editor.ts b/src/panels/config/script/manual-script-editor.ts
index fc3371521c..850f5406ed 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/script/manual-script-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/script/manual-script-editor.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export class HaManualScriptEditor extends LitElement {
       <ha-automation-action
         role="region"
         aria-labelledby="sequence-heading"
-        .actions=${this.config.sequence}
+        .actions=${this.config.sequence || []}
         .path=${["sequence"]}
         @value-changed=${this._sequenceChanged}
         @item-moved=${this._itemMoved}