diff --git a/src/components/Article/FullArticle.tsx b/src/components/Article/FullArticle.tsx
index a8c54c98..0582010d 100644
--- a/src/components/Article/FullArticle.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Article/FullArticle.tsx
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export const FullArticle = (props: Props) => {
 
   const media = createMemo<MediaItem[]>(() => {
     try {
-      return JSON.parse(props.article.media)
+      return JSON.parse(props.article?.media || "[]")
     } catch {
       return []
     }
diff --git a/src/context/connect.tsx b/src/context/connect.tsx
index d10d0695..41e1cab6 100644
--- a/src/context/connect.tsx
+++ b/src/context/connect.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const ConnectProvider = (props: { children: JSX.Element }) => {
           Authorization: token,
         },
         onmessage(event) {
-          const m: SSEMessage = JSON.parse(event.data)
+          const m: SSEMessage = JSON.parse(event.data || "{}")
           console.log('[context.connect] Received message:', m)
 
           // Iterate over all registered handlers and call them
diff --git a/src/context/editor.tsx b/src/context/editor.tsx
index 5700ed05..9d40ec50 100644
--- a/src/context/editor.tsx
+++ b/src/context/editor.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const saveDraftToLocalStorage = (formToSave: ShoutForm) => {
   localStorage.setItem(`shout-${formToSave.shoutId}`, JSON.stringify(formToSave))
 }
 const getDraftFromLocalStorage = (shoutId: number) => {
-  return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(`shout-${shoutId}`) || '')
+  return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(`shout-${shoutId}`) || '{}')
 }
 
 const removeDraftFromLocalStorage = (shoutId: number) => {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export const EditorProvider = (props: { children: JSX.Element }) => {
       return false
     }
 
-    const parsedMedia = JSON.parse(form.media || '')
+    const parsedMedia = JSON.parse(form.media || '[]')
     if (form.layout === 'video' && !parsedMedia[0]) {
       snackbar?.showSnackbar({
         type: 'error',