diff --git a/src/pretix/base/models/orders.py b/src/pretix/base/models/orders.py
index c07fa507d8..0f4f2c32cd 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/models/orders.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/models/orders.py
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ class Order(LockModel, LoggedModel):
 
     @cached_property
     def meta_info_data(self):
+        if not self.meta_info:
+            return {}
         try:
             return json.loads(self.meta_info)
         except TypeError: