diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/WishlistController.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/WishlistController.cs
index 8e7a662a..dacdc16c 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/WishlistController.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/WishlistController.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 using SPTarkov.DI.Annotations;
+using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Common;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.Common;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.ItemEvent;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.Wishlist;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Routers;
+using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Utils.Json;
 
 namespace SPTarkov.Server.Core.Controllers;
 
@@ -19,9 +21,10 @@ public class WishlistController(EventOutputHolder _eventOutputHolder)
     public ItemEventRouterResponse AddToWishList(
         PmcData pmcData,
         AddToWishlistRequest request,
-        string sessionId
+        MongoId sessionId
     )
     {
+        pmcData.WishList ??= new DictionaryOrList<MongoId, int>(new Dictionary<MongoId, int>(), []);
         foreach (var item in request.Items)
         {
             pmcData.WishList.Dictionary.Add(item.Key, item.Value);
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Services/CreateProfileService.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Services/CreateProfileService.cs
index 7af9e43d..780ad248 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Services/CreateProfileService.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Services/CreateProfileService.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Routers;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Servers;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Utils;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Utils.Cloners;
+using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Utils.Json;
 
 namespace SPTarkov.Server.Core.Services;
 
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ public class CreateProfileService(
         pmcData.CoopExtractCounts = new Dictionary<string, int>();
         pmcData.Achievements = new Dictionary<MongoId, long>();
 
+        pmcData.WishList = new DictionaryOrList<MongoId, int>(new Dictionary<MongoId, int>(), []);
+
         // Process handling if the account has been forced to wipe
         // BSG keeps both the achievements, prestige level and the total in-game time in a wipe
         if (account.CharacterData.PmcData.Achievements is not null)