diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/poll_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/poll_view.ex
index 71bc8b949..aa6443754 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/poll_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/poll_view.ex
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ defp options_and_votes_count(options) do
     end)
   end
 
-  defp voters_count(%{data: %{"voters" => [_ | _] = voters}}) do
+  defp voters_count(%{data: %{"voters" => voters}}) when is_list(voters) do
     length(voters)
   end