diff --git a/api4/team.go b/api4/team.go
index 73c3e8d5ba..884e071ec1 100644
--- a/api4/team.go
+++ b/api4/team.go
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ func updateTeamMemberSchemeRoles(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 }
 
 func getAllTeams(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	var teams []*model.Team
+	teams := []*model.Team{}
 	var err *model.AppError
 	var teamsWithCount *model.TeamsWithCount