diff --git a/lib/private/app.php b/lib/private/app.php
index 7bf04f1126720db18aa39ef1582dd64ef0df14f5..e4b11f982dc95e592967016ad9c862adc9422c9f 100644
--- a/lib/private/app.php
+++ b/lib/private/app.php
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ class OC_App {
 		if (!$forceRefresh && !empty(self::$enabledAppsCache)) {
 			return self::$enabledAppsCache;
 		}
+		$apps = array();
 		$appConfig = \OC::$server->getAppConfig();
 		$appStatus = $appConfig->getValues(false, 'enabled');
 		$user = \OC_User::getUser();