diff --git a/Updated_Cms/database/migrations/2014_01_01_000000_core_sql_file.php b/Updated_Cms/database/migrations/2014_01_01_000000_core_sql_file.php
index d409ee91a9..96e5a03e5d 100644
--- a/Updated_Cms/database/migrations/2014_01_01_000000_core_sql_file.php
+++ b/Updated_Cms/database/migrations/2014_01_01_000000_core_sql_file.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class CoreSqlFile extends Migration
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    public function up()
+    public function up(): void
     {
         // Only run in testing environment
         if (app()->environment() !== 'testing') {
@@ -31,10 +31,14 @@ class CoreSqlFile extends Migration
 
             $sqlFile = database_path('migrations/sqls/default.sql');
             $sql = file_get_contents($sqlFile);
+            if (! is_string($sql)) {
+                return;
+            }
 
             // Split into individual statements to show progress
+            $split = preg_split('/;\s*\n/', $sql) ?: [];
             $statements = array_filter(
-                preg_split('/;\s*\n/', $sql),
+                $split,
                 fn ($stmt) => ! empty(trim($stmt)) &&
                            ! str_starts_with(trim($stmt), '--') &&
                            ! str_starts_with(trim($stmt), '/*'),