diff --git a/services/github/pod-github/src/sync/issueBase.ts b/services/github/pod-github/src/sync/issueBase.ts
index 5d906361d0..db23087359 100644
--- a/services/github/pod-github/src/sync/issueBase.ts
+++ b/services/github/pod-github/src/sync/issueBase.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export abstract class IssueSyncManagerBase {
             const target: IssueSyncTarget | undefined =
               milestone !== undefined
                 ? {
-                    mappings: milestone.mappings,
+                    mappings: milestone.mappings ?? [],
                     project: prj,
                     target: milestone
                   }
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ export abstract class IssueSyncManagerBase {
         }
         return {
           project,
-          mappings: milestone.mappings,
+          mappings: milestone.mappings ?? [],
           target: milestone,
           prjData: external.projectItems.nodes.find((it) => it.project.id === milestone.projectNodeId)
         }
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ export abstract class IssueSyncManagerBase {
   getProjectIssueTarget (project: GithubProject, external?: IssueExternalData): IssueSyncTarget {
     return {
       project,
-      mappings: project.mappings,
+      mappings: project.mappings ?? [],
       target: project,
       prjData: external?.projectItems.nodes.find((it) => it.project.id === project.projectNodeId)
     }
diff --git a/services/github/pod-github/src/sync/projects.ts b/services/github/pod-github/src/sync/projects.ts
index 53e0af135e..d22cd0cb55 100644
--- a/services/github/pod-github/src/sync/projects.ts
+++ b/services/github/pod-github/src/sync/projects.ts
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ export class ProjectsSyncManager implements DocSyncManager {
     okit: Octokit
   ): Promise<{ projectStructure: GithubProjectV2, wasUpdates: boolean, mappings: GithubFieldMapping[] }> {
     let projectStructure = await this.queryProjectStructure(integration, target)
-    let mappings = target.mappings
+    let mappings = target.mappings ?? []
 
     if (projectStructure === undefined) {
       if (this.client.getHierarchy().isDerived(tracker.class.Project, target._class)) {
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ export class ProjectsSyncManager implements DocSyncManager {
     const mHash = JSON.stringify(mappings)
     // Create any platform field into matching github field
     for (const [, f] of allFields.entries()) {
-      const existingField = (mappings ?? []).find((it) => it._id === f._id)
+      const existingField = mappings.find((it) => it._id === f._id)
       if (f.hidden === true) {
         continue
       }