diff --git a/g3w-admin/qdjango/views/projects.py b/g3w-admin/qdjango/views/projects.py
index e5b2b6a85..743c881da 100644
--- a/g3w-admin/qdjango/views/projects.py
+++ b/g3w-admin/qdjango/views/projects.py
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ def get_initial(self):
         initial = super().get_initial()
 
         # Get intial for geocoding_providers
-        initial['geocoding_providers'] = json.loads(self.object.geocoding_providers)
+        if self.object.geocoding_providers:
+            initial['geocoding_providers'] = json.loads(self.object.geocoding_providers)
 
         return initial