diff --git a/pkg/service/core/storage/river/river_workstations.go b/pkg/service/core/storage/river/river_workstations.go
index 3729bc4e..5208eefa 100644
--- a/pkg/service/core/storage/river/river_workstations.go
+++ b/pkg/service/core/storage/river/river_workstations.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func fromRiverJob(job *rivertype.JobRow) (*service.WorkstationJob, error) {
 		state = service.WorkstationJobStateFailed
 	}
 
-	var allErrs map[string]struct{}
+	allErrs := map[string]struct{}{}
 
 	for _, e := range job.Errors {
 		allErrs[e.Error] = struct{}{}