diff --git a/src/Api/Controllers/AccountsController.cs b/src/Api/Controllers/AccountsController.cs
index 298a82a28b..142783a5e9 100644
--- a/src/Api/Controllers/AccountsController.cs
+++ b/src/Api/Controllers/AccountsController.cs
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ namespace Bit.Api.Controllers
                 throw new UnauthorizedAccessException();
             }
 
-            var ciphers = new List<Cipher>();
+            List<Cipher> ciphers = null;
             if (model.Ciphers.Any())
             {
                 var existingCiphers = await _cipherRepository.GetManyByUserIdAsync(user.Id);
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ namespace Bit.Api.Controllers
                     .ToList();
             }
 
-            var folders = new List<Folder>();
+            List<Folder> folders = null;
             if (model.Folders.Any())
             {
                 var existingFolders = await _folderRepository.GetManyByUserIdAsync(user.Id);
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ namespace Bit.Api.Controllers
                     .ToList();
             }
 
-            var sends = new List<Send>();
+            List<Send> sends = null;
             if (model.Sends?.Any() == true)
             {
                 var existingSends = await _sendRepository.GetManyByUserIdAsync(user.Id);
diff --git a/src/Core/Repositories/SqlServer/CipherRepository.cs b/src/Core/Repositories/SqlServer/CipherRepository.cs
index ed7f65757c..47f1da4e8a 100644
--- a/src/Core/Repositories/SqlServer/CipherRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Core/Repositories/SqlServer/CipherRepository.cs
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ namespace Bit.Core.Repositories.SqlServer
 
                         // 3. Bulk copy into temp tables.
 
-                        if (ciphers.Any())
+                        if (ciphers?.Any() == true)
                         {
                             using (var bulkCopy = new SqlBulkCopy(connection, SqlBulkCopyOptions.KeepIdentity, transaction))
                             {
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ namespace Bit.Core.Repositories.SqlServer
                             }
                         }
 
-                        if (folders.Any())
+                        if (folders?.Any() == true)
                         {
                             using (var bulkCopy = new SqlBulkCopy(connection, SqlBulkCopyOptions.KeepIdentity, transaction))
                             {
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ namespace Bit.Core.Repositories.SqlServer
                             }
                         }
 
-                        if (sends.Any())
+                        if (sends?.Any() == true)
                         {
                             using (var bulkCopy = new SqlBulkCopy(connection, SqlBulkCopyOptions.KeepIdentity, transaction))
                             {
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ namespace Bit.Core.Repositories.SqlServer
 
                         var sql = string.Empty;
 
-                        if (ciphers.Any())
+                        if (ciphers?.Any() == true)
                         {
                             sql += @"
                                 UPDATE
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ namespace Bit.Core.Repositories.SqlServer
                                     C.[UserId] = @UserId";
                         }
 
-                        if (folders.Any())
+                        if (folders?.Any() == true)
                         {
                             sql += @"
                                 UPDATE
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ namespace Bit.Core.Repositories.SqlServer
                                     F.[UserId] = @UserId";
                         }
 
-                        if (sends.Any())
+                        if (sends?.Any() == true)
                         {
                             sql += @"
                                 UPDATE
diff --git a/src/Core/Services/Implementations/UserService.cs b/src/Core/Services/Implementations/UserService.cs
index 0222715489..a6f5e778f3 100644
--- a/src/Core/Services/Implementations/UserService.cs
+++ b/src/Core/Services/Implementations/UserService.cs
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ namespace Bit.Core.Services
                 user.SecurityStamp = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
                 user.Key = key;
                 user.PrivateKey = privateKey;
-                if (ciphers.Any() || folders.Any() || sends.Any())
+                if (ciphers?.Any() == true || folders?.Any() == true || sends?.Any() == true)
                 {
                     await _cipherRepository.UpdateUserKeysAndCiphersAsync(user, ciphers, folders, sends);
                 }