diff --git a/apps/voting/app/src/app-state-reducer.js b/apps/voting/app/src/app-state-reducer.js
index 84566361a7..49de0ca4b9 100644
--- a/apps/voting/app/src/app-state-reducer.js
+++ b/apps/voting/app/src/app-state-reducer.js
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ function appStateReducer(state) {
     return { ...state, ready }
   }
 
-  const { pctBase, tokenDecimals, voteTime, votes } = state
+  const {
+    pctBase,
+    tokenDecimals,
+    voteTime,
+    votes,
+    connectedAccountVotes,
+  } = state
 
   const pctBaseNum = parseInt(pctBase, 10)
   const tokenDecimalsNum = parseInt(tokenDecimals, 10)
@@ -26,6 +32,8 @@ function appStateReducer(state) {
       tokenDecimals: tokenDecimalsNum,
     },
 
+    connectedAccountVotes: connectedAccountVotes || {},
+
     // Transform the vote data for the frontend
     votes: votes
       ? votes.map(vote => {
diff --git a/apps/voting/app/src/script.js b/apps/voting/app/src/script.js
index 0e00a363ff..f22d233c84 100644
--- a/apps/voting/app/src/script.js
+++ b/apps/voting/app/src/script.js
@@ -167,10 +167,12 @@ async function updateConnectedAccount(state, { account }) {
   return {
     ...state,
     // fetch all the votes casted by the connected account
-    connectedAccountVotes: await getAccountVotes({
-      connectedAccount: account,
-      votes: state.votes,
-    }),
+    connectedAccountVotes: state.votes
+      ? await getAccountVotes({
+          connectedAccount: account,
+          votes: state.votes,
+        })
+      : {},
   }
 }
 
@@ -221,8 +223,8 @@ async function startVote(state, { creator, metadata, voteId }) {
  *       Helpers       *
  *                     *
  ***********************/
-
-async function getAccountVotes({ connectedAccount, votes }) {
+// Default votes to an empty array to prevent errors on initial load
+async function getAccountVotes({ connectedAccount, votes = [] }) {
   const connectedAccountVotes = await Promise.all(
     votes.map(({ voteId }) => getVoterState({ connectedAccount, voteId }))
   )