diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/widgets/rss-ticker.vue b/packages/frontend/src/widgets/rss-ticker.vue
index 37672e13cf..2620ff4eb0 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/widgets/rss-ticker.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/widgets/rss-ticker.vue
@@ -108,10 +108,7 @@ const tick = () => {
 	window.fetch(fetchEndpoint.value, {})
 	.then(res => res.json())
 	.then(feed => {
-		if (widgetProps.shuffle) {
-			shuffle(feed.items);
-		}
-		rawItems.value = feed.items;
+		rawItems.value = feed.items ?? [];
 		fetching.value = false;
 		key++;
 	});