diff --git a/app/Repositories/ClientContactRepository.php b/app/Repositories/ClientContactRepository.php
index eedab840d3de..2bc644f8ba4d 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/ClientContactRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/ClientContactRepository.php
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ class ClientContactRepository extends BaseRepository
         });
 
         //need to reload here to shake off stale contacts
-        $client->load('contacts');
+        $client->fresh();
 
         //always made sure we have one blank contact to maintain state
-        if ($client->contacts->count() == 0) {
+        if ($client->contacts()->count() == 0) {
             $new_contact = ClientContactFactory::create($client->company_id, $client->user_id);
             $new_contact->client_id = $client->id;
             $new_contact->contact_key = Str::random(40);
diff --git a/app/Transformers/InvoiceHistoryTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/InvoiceHistoryTransformer.php
index f8b31f415656..6b9ad6af8427 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/InvoiceHistoryTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/InvoiceHistoryTransformer.php
@@ -29,8 +29,19 @@ class InvoiceHistoryTransformer extends EntityTransformer
 
     public function transform(?Backup $backup)
     {
-        if(!$backup)
-            return null;
+        if(!$backup){
+            
+            return [
+                'id' => '',
+                'activity_id' => '',
+                'json_backup' => (string) '',
+                'html_backup' => (string) '',
+                'amount' => (float) 0,
+                'created_at' => (int) 0,
+                'updated_at' => (int) 0,
+            ];
+
+        }
 
         return [
             'id' => $this->encodePrimaryKey($backup->id),