diff --git a/lib/custom_wizard/action.rb b/lib/custom_wizard/action.rb
index 2d539287..e45dab3a 100644
--- a/lib/custom_wizard/action.rb
+++ b/lib/custom_wizard/action.rb
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ class CustomWizard::Action
 
     notification_level = action['notification_level']
 
+    if notification_level.blank?
+      log_error("Notifcation Level was not set! Exiting wizard action")
+      return
+    end
+
     mute_remainder = CustomWizard::Mapper.new(
       inputs: action['mute_remainder'],
       data: data,
@@ -150,7 +155,7 @@ class CustomWizard::Action
     ).perform
 
     Category.all.each do |category|
-      if watched_categories.include?(category.id.to_s)
+      if watched_categories.present? && watched_categories.include?(category.id.to_s)
        CategoryUser.set_notification_level_for_category(user, CategoryUser.notification_levels[notification_level.to_sym], category.id)
       elsif mute_remainder
         CategoryUser.set_notification_level_for_category(user, CategoryUser.notification_levels[:muted], category.id)