Version 5.0.0 beta 2

applications/cms/sources/Categories/Categories.php

@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ class Categories extends Model implements Permissions
 	 */
 	public function get_display_settings() : ?array
 	{
-		if( $data = json_decode( $this->template_listing, true ) )
+		if( $this->template_listing and $data = json_decode( $this->template_listing, true ) )
 		{
 			return $data;
 		}