diff --git a/src/components/announcement/announcement.js b/src/components/announcement/announcement.js
index a1b20bf60..d1b8257d8 100644
--- a/src/components/announcement/announcement.js
+++ b/src/components/announcement/announcement.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const Announcement = {
       currentUser: state => state.users.currentUser
     }),
     canEditAnnouncement () {
-      return this.currentUser && this.currentUser.privileges?.includes('announcements_manage_announcements')
+      return this.currentUser && this.currentUser.privileges.includes('announcements_manage_announcements')
     },
     content () {
       return this.announcement.content
diff --git a/src/components/interactions/interactions.js b/src/components/interactions/interactions.js
index 458dca859..fc441b908 100644
--- a/src/components/interactions/interactions.js
+++ b/src/components/interactions/interactions.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const Interactions = {
     return {
       allowFollowingMove: this.$store.state.users.currentUser.allow_following_move,
       filterMode: tabModeDict.mentions,
-      canSeeReports: this.$store.state.users.currentUser.privileges?.includes('reports_manage_reports')
+      canSeeReports: this.$store.state.users.currentUser.privileges.includes('reports_manage_reports')
     }
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/src/components/moderation_tools/moderation_tools.js b/src/components/moderation_tools/moderation_tools.js
index a0c5884d4..bd57a353a 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation_tools/moderation_tools.js
+++ b/src/components/moderation_tools/moderation_tools.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const ModerationTools = {
       return this.tagsSet.has(tagName)
     },
     privileged (privilege) {
-      return this.$store.state.users.currentUser.privileges?.includes(privilege)
+      return this.$store.state.users.currentUser.privileges.includes(privilege)
     },
     toggleTag (tag) {
       const store = this.$store
diff --git a/src/components/status_action_buttons/buttons_definitions.js b/src/components/status_action_buttons/buttons_definitions.js
index 4e07839a2..bc1e45a98 100644
--- a/src/components/status_action_buttons/buttons_definitions.js
+++ b/src/components/status_action_buttons/buttons_definitions.js
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export const BUTTONS = [{
   if ({ status, loggedIn, currentUser }) {
     return loggedIn && (
       status.user.id === currentUser.id ||
-        currentUser.privileges?.includes('messages_delete')
+        currentUser.privileges.includes('messages_delete')
     )
   },
   confirm: ({ getters }) => getters.mergedConfig.modalOnDelete,
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.js b/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
index 634d48502..f4ae5f12e 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ export default {
     showModerationMenu () {
       const privileges = this.loggedIn.privileges
       return this.loggedIn.role === 'admin' ||
-        privileges?.includes('users_manage_activation_state') ||
-        privileges?.includes('users_delete')||
-        privileges?.includes('users_manage_tags')
+        privileges.includes('users_manage_activation_state') ||
+        privileges.includes('users_delete')||
+        privileges.includes('users_manage_tags')
     },
     hasNote () {
       return this.relationship.note
diff --git a/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js b/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
index 6d9afdc96..99ad2b30a 100644
--- a/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
+++ b/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export const parseUser = (data) => {
       output.birthday = data.pleroma.birthday
 
       if (data.pleroma.privileges) {
-        output.privileges = data.pleroma.privileges
+        output.privileges = data.pleroma.privileges ?? []
       } else if (data.pleroma.is_admin) {
         output.privileges = [
           'users_read',
diff --git a/src/stores/announcements.js b/src/stores/announcements.js
index 02b5b7cdd..5ee279835 100644
--- a/src/stores/announcements.js
+++ b/src/stores/announcements.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const useAnnouncementsStore = defineStore('announcements', {
       }
 
       const currentUser = window.vuex.state.users.currentUser
-      const isAdmin = currentUser && currentUser.privileges?.includes('announcements_manage_announcements')
+      const isAdmin = currentUser && currentUser.privileges.includes('announcements_manage_announcements')
 
       const getAnnouncements = async () => {
         if (!isAdmin) {