diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/LocationController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/LocationController.php
index bb155ae..d2f7eb7 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/LocationController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/LocationController.php
@@ -79,12 +79,18 @@ class LocationController extends Controller
                 ++$duplicates;
                 //update block count for existing item
                 $location->block_count = $blockcount;
+
+                //replace null with empty array
+                if ($location->images == null) {
+                    $location->images = [];
+                };
                 $location->save();
             } else {
                 // make new entries for instances not present
                 if ($item[0] != 'domain') {
                     ++$fresh;
-                    $new = Location::create([
+                    $images = [];
+                    $new    = Location::create([
                         'uuid'        => Uuid::uuid4(),
                         'name'        => $item[0],
                         'url'         => $item[0],
@@ -93,7 +99,8 @@ class LocationController extends Controller
                         'rating'      => $item[1],
                         'added_by'    => 1,
                         'tags'        => 'poor moderation, hate speech',
-                        'block_count' => $blockcount
+                        'block_count' => $blockcount,
+                        'images'      => $images,
                     ]);
                 }
             }