diff --git a/src/pages/bot-builder/quick-strategy/selects/symbol.tsx b/src/pages/bot-builder/quick-strategy/selects/symbol.tsx
index 95dd7e8a..fda072a4 100644
--- a/src/pages/bot-builder/quick-strategy/selects/symbol.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/bot-builder/quick-strategy/selects/symbol.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const SymbolSelect: React.FC = () => {
     );
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        const { active_symbols } =
+        const { active_symbols = { getSymbolsForBot: () => [] } } =
             (ApiHelpers?.instance as unknown as {
                 active_symbols: {
                     getSymbolsForBot: () => TSymbol[];