diff --git a/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/edge/redirects-middleware.ts b/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/edge/redirects-middleware.ts
index 799280670b..86673b44b7 100644
--- a/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/edge/redirects-middleware.ts
+++ b/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/edge/redirects-middleware.ts
@@ -79,13 +79,15 @@ export class RedirectsMiddleware {
    * @returns Promise<RedirectInfo | undefined>
    * @private
    */
-  private async getExistsRedirect(req: NextRequest): Promise<RedirectInfo | undefined> {
+  private async getExistsRedirect(req: NextRequest): Promise<RedirectInfo | void> {
     const redirects = await this.redirectsService.fetchRedirects();
 
-    return redirects.find(
-      (redirect: RedirectInfo) =>
-        regexParser(redirect.pattern).test(req.nextUrl.pathname) ||
-        regexParser(redirect.pattern).test(`/${req.nextUrl.locale}${req.nextUrl.pathname}`)
-    );
+    if (Array.isArray(redirects)) {
+      return redirects.find(
+        (redirect: RedirectInfo) =>
+          regexParser(redirect.pattern).test(req.nextUrl.pathname) ||
+          regexParser(redirect.pattern).test(`/${req.nextUrl.locale}${req.nextUrl.pathname}`)
+      );
+    }
   }
 }