diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
index c8e154989..415cbd47a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view.ex
@@ -188,14 +188,24 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.UserView do
       end
 
     activities = ActivityPub.fetch_user_activities(user, nil, params)
-    min_id = Enum.at(Enum.reverse(activities), 0).id
-    max_id = Enum.at(activities, 0).id
 
-    collection =
-      Enum.map(activities, fn act ->
-        {:ok, data} = Transmogrifier.prepare_outgoing(act.data)
-        data
-      end)
+    {max_id, min_id, collection} =
+      if length(activities) > 0 do
+        {
+          Enum.at(Enum.reverse(activities), 0).id,
+          Enum.at(activities, 0).id,
+          Enum.map(activities, fn act ->
+            {:ok, data} = Transmogrifier.prepare_outgoing(act.data)
+            data
+          end)
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          0,
+          0,
+          []
+        }
+      end
 
     iri = "#{user.ap_id}/outbox"
 
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
index a809c15b1..6bd4493f5 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
@@ -304,6 +304,18 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
   end
 
   describe "/users/:nickname/outbox" do
+    test "it will not bomb when there is no activity", %{conn: conn} do
+      user = insert(:user)
+
+      conn =
+        conn
+        |> put_req_header("accept", "application/activity+json")
+        |> get("/users/#{user.nickname}/outbox")
+
+      result = json_response(conn, 200)
+      assert user.ap_id <> "/outbox" == result["id"]
+    end
+
     test "it returns a note activity in a collection", %{conn: conn} do
       note_activity = insert(:note_activity)
       user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(note_activity.data["actor"])