diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index 67a3c63..9ef1d83 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ async function reload(): Promise<void> {
   console.log("Loading Dining API...");
   const parser = new DiningParser();
   const locations = await parser.process();
-  if (locations.length < cachedLocations.length - 1) {
+  if (cachedLocations && locations.length < cachedLocations.length - 1) {
     console.log(
       "Ignored location fetch since it (likely) has missing data",
       locations