diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/IndexController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/IndexController.php
index 94dde17cdd..278fef5e1d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/IndexController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/IndexController.php
@@ -164,13 +164,14 @@ class IndexController extends Controller
 
             /** @var BudgetLimit $limit */
             foreach ($budgetLimits as $limit) {
+                $currency = $limit->transactionCurrency ?? $defaultCurrency;
                 $array['budgeted'][] = [
                     'id'                      => $limit->id,
                     'amount'                  => $limit->amount,
-                    'currency_id'             => $limit->transactionCurrency->id,
-                    'currency_symbol'         => $limit->transactionCurrency->symbol,
-                    'currency_name'           => $limit->transactionCurrency->name,
-                    'currency_decimal_places' => $limit->transactionCurrency->decimal_places,
+                    'currency_id'             => $currency->id,
+                    'currency_symbol'         => $currency->symbol,
+                    'currency_name'           => $currency->name,
+                    'currency_decimal_places' => $currency->decimal_places,
                 ];
             }
 
diff --git a/resources/views/v1/budgets/index.twig b/resources/views/v1/budgets/index.twig
index 0a74eb922a..eb35a33234 100644
--- a/resources/views/v1/budgets/index.twig
+++ b/resources/views/v1/budgets/index.twig
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
             {% endif %}
         </div>
     {% endif %}
-    {% if budgets.count == 0 and inactive.count == 0 %}
+    {% if budgets|length == 0 and inactive.count == 0 %}
         {% include 'partials.empty' with {objectType: 'default', type: 'budgets',route: route('budgets.create')} %}
         {# make FF ignore demo for now. #}
         {% set shownDemo = true %}