From cc4a081022a7a441180d5c004eeb90ccc7eb973c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt Friedman <maf675@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:44:47 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Fix json decode error

---
 operator/operator.php | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/operator/operator.php b/operator/operator.php
index 6a810ba..2ffde26 100644
--- a/operator/operator.php
+++ b/operator/operator.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public function get_collapsible_link($forum_id)
 	public function get_user_categories()
 	{
 		// Get categories from the user object
-		$collapsible_categories = (array) json_decode($this->user->data['collapsible_categories'], true);
+		$collapsible_categories = (array) json_decode($this->user->data['collapsible_categories'] ?? '', true);
 
 		if (empty($collapsible_categories))
 		{