diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/entity.resource.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/entity.resource.js
index 61d646afc0..838e8f1b80 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/entity.resource.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/entity.resource.js
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ function entityResource($q, $http, umbRequestHelper) {
         getAnchors: function (rteContent) {
 
             if (!rteContent || rteContent.length === 0) {
-                return [];
+                return $q.when([]);
             }
 
             return umbRequestHelper.resourcePromise(