diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/MyResearchController.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/MyResearchController.php
index 48d3c1b3c653ce64d688134c7187da09cbc0c443..aca1a33bf7f977c04c67f5602e29dc3b031f1693 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/MyResearchController.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/MyResearchController.php
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ class MyResearchController extends AbstractBase
      */
     protected function processEditSubmit($user, $driver, $listID)
     {
-        $lists = $this->params()->fromPost('lists');
+        $lists = $this->params()->fromPost('lists', []);
         $tagParser = $this->serviceLocator->get('VuFind\Tags');
         $favorites = $this->serviceLocator
             ->get('VuFind\Favorites\FavoritesService');