diff --git a/app/Ninja/Transformers/PaymentTransformer.php b/app/Ninja/Transformers/PaymentTransformer.php
index 23906c3029ea..1ce690b1600c 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Transformers/PaymentTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Transformers/PaymentTransformer.php
@@ -51,15 +51,15 @@ class PaymentTransformer extends EntityTransformer
         return array_merge($this->getDefaults($payment), [
             'id' => (int) $payment->public_id,
             'amount' => (float) $payment->amount,
-            'transaction_reference' => $payment->transaction_reference,
-            'payment_date' => $payment->payment_date,
+            'transaction_reference' => $payment->transaction_reference ?: '',
+            'payment_date' => $payment->payment_date ?: '',
             'updated_at' => $this->getTimestamp($payment->updated_at),
             'archived_at' => $this->getTimestamp($payment->deleted_at),
             'is_deleted' => (bool) $payment->is_deleted,
-            'payment_type_id' => (int) $payment->payment_type_id,
+            'payment_type_id' => (int) ($payment->payment_type_id ?: 0),
             'invoice_id' => (int) ($this->invoice ? $this->invoice->public_id : $payment->invoice->public_id),
             'invoice_number' => $this->invoice ? $this->invoice->invoice_number : $payment->invoice->invoice_number,
-            'private_notes' => $payment->private_notes,
+            'private_notes' => $payment->private_notes ?: '',
             'exchange_rate' => (float) $payment->exchange_rate,
             'exchange_currency_id' => (int) $payment->exchange_currency_id,
         ]);