diff --git a/packages/powersync_core/lib/src/web/sync_worker_protocol.dart b/packages/powersync_core/lib/src/web/sync_worker_protocol.dart
index 950cd1d6..0448fe5a 100644
--- a/packages/powersync_core/lib/src/web/sync_worker_protocol.dart
+++ b/packages/powersync_core/lib/src/web/sync_worker_protocol.dart
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ extension type SerializedSyncStatus._(JSObject _) implements JSObject {
       },
       streamSubscriptions: switch (streamSubscriptions) {
         null => null,
-        final serialized => (json.decode(serialized) as List)
-            .map((e) => CoreActiveStreamSubscription.fromJson(
+        final serialized => (json.decode(serialized) as List?)
+            ?.map((e) => CoreActiveStreamSubscription.fromJson(
                 e as Map<String, Object?>))
             .toList(),
       },