diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/vault/individual-vault/vault-onboarding/services/vault-onboarding.service.ts b/apps/web/src/app/vault/individual-vault/vault-onboarding/services/vault-onboarding.service.ts
index 9e79efbcdd..4cc3682b13 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/vault/individual-vault/vault-onboarding/services/vault-onboarding.service.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/vault/individual-vault/vault-onboarding/services/vault-onboarding.service.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const VAULT_ONBOARDING_KEY = new UserKeyDefinition<VaultOnboardingTasks>(
 
 @Injectable()
 export class VaultOnboardingService implements VaultOnboardingServiceAbstraction {
-  private vaultOnboardingState: SingleUserState<VaultOnboardingTasks>;
+  private vaultOnboardingState?: SingleUserState<VaultOnboardingTasks>;
 
   constructor(private stateProvider: StateProvider) {}