diff --git a/plugins/inventory_sync/module/serialize.lua b/plugins/inventory_sync/module/serialize.lua
index 3e470db0..53b2a9da 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory_sync/module/serialize.lua
+++ b/plugins/inventory_sync/module/serialize.lua
@@ -426,10 +426,13 @@ function serialize.serialize_player(player)
 	-- Serialize recipe notifications
 	if recipe_notifications_api then
 		local recipe_notifications = {}
-		serialized.recipe_notifications = recipe_notifications
 		for i, recipe in ipairs(player.get_recipe_notifications()) do
 			recipe_notifications[i] = recipe.name
 		end
+		if #recipe_notifications > 0 then
+			-- Do no add if length is zero as this breaks with table_to_json
+			serialized.recipe_notifications = recipe_notifications
+		end
 	end
 
 	return serialized