diff --git a/app/api/controller/space/list_repositories.go b/app/api/controller/space/list_repositories.go
index 4856e9123..34549044b 100644
--- a/app/api/controller/space/list_repositories.go
+++ b/app/api/controller/space/list_repositories.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (c *Controller) ListRepositoriesNoAuth(
 		return nil, 0, err
 	}
 
-	var reposOut []*repoCtrl.RepositoryOutput
+	reposOut := []*repoCtrl.RepositoryOutput{}
 	for _, repo := range repos {
 		// backfill URLs
 		repo.GitURL = c.urlProvider.GenerateGITCloneURL(ctx, repo.Path)