diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/header/activity-panel/index.js b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/header/activity-panel/index.js
index 11ab5f61ac0..93940d8c7d7 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/header/activity-panel/index.js
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/header/activity-panel/index.js
@@ -416,9 +416,8 @@ export default compose(
 		const requestingTaskListOptions =
 			isResolving( 'getOption', [ 'woocommerce_task_list_complete' ] ) ||
 			isResolving( 'getOption', [ 'woocommerce_task_list_hidden' ] );
-		const trackedCompletedTasks = getOption(
-			'woocommerce_task_list_tracked_completed_tasks'
-		);
+		const trackedCompletedTasks =
+			getOption( 'woocommerce_task_list_tracked_completed_tasks' ) || [];
 
 		return {
 			hasUnreadNotes,
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/task-list/index.js b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/task-list/index.js
index 10cb4179234..f5df7f2ddcb 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/task-list/index.js
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/task-list/index.js
@@ -175,9 +175,8 @@ export default compose(
 		} = select( PLUGINS_STORE_NAME );
 		const profileItems = getProfileItems();
 
-		const trackedCompletedTasks = getOption(
-			'woocommerce_task_list_tracked_completed_tasks'
-		);
+		const trackedCompletedTasks =
+			getOption( 'woocommerce_task_list_tracked_completed_tasks' ) || [];
 
 		const { general: generalSettings = {} } = getSettings( 'general' );
 		const countryCode = getCountryCode(