diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index d59fe88105..5fec3bf173 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   end
 
   def sso_account_settings
-    ENV.fetch('SSO_ACCOUNT_SETTINGS')
+    ENV.fetch('SSO_ACCOUNT_SETTINGS', nil)
   end
 
   def current_account