diff --git a/netbox/core/views.py b/netbox/core/views.py
index 2b8eb4c52..eca5ca4c1 100644
--- a/netbox/core/views.py
+++ b/netbox/core/views.py
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ class ObjectChangeView(generic.ObjectView):
                 exclude=['last_updated'],
             )
         else:
-            diff_added = None
-            diff_removed = None
+            diff_added = {}
+            diff_removed = {}
 
         return {
             'diff_added': diff_added,