diff --git a/typo3/sysext/beuser/Classes/Service/UserInformationService.php b/typo3/sysext/beuser/Classes/Service/UserInformationService.php
index ea2e1f976e30e9b45b96643e998f8d4688c23d0f..5cf313d38412316a72f74db27f74da4e494affb9 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/beuser/Classes/Service/UserInformationService.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/beuser/Classes/Service/UserInformationService.php
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ class UserInformationService
         }
 
         // table permissions
+        $data['tables']['tables_select'] = [];
+        $data['tables']['tables_modify'] = [];
         foreach (['tables_select', 'tables_modify'] as $tableField) {
             $temp = GeneralUtility::trimExplode(',', $user->dataLists[$tableField], true);
             foreach ($temp as $tableName) {