diff --git a/src/app/core/commands.ts b/src/app/core/commands.ts
index 1400a11c..e9c712c6 100644
--- a/src/app/core/commands.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/commands.ts
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ export const addSpaceMembers = async (
 
   const results = await Promise.all(
     pubkeys
-      .filter(pubkey => spaceMembers && !spaceMembers.includes(pubkey))
+      .filter(pubkey => !spaceMembers || !spaceMembers.includes(pubkey))
       .map(pubkey =>
         manageRelay(url, {
           method: ManagementMethod.AllowPubkey,