diff --git a/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js b/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
index 97e20b99..5b8ad8a4 100644
--- a/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
+++ b/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ export const parseUser = (data) => {
   }
 
   output.tags = output.tags || []
+  output.rights = output.rights || {}
 
   return output
 }