diff --git a/app/controllers/api/users.php b/app/controllers/api/users.php
index d84d83ff77..fa92739510 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/users.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/users.php
@@ -530,6 +530,10 @@ App::get('/v1/users/:userId/memberships')
         $memberships = array_map(function ($membership) use ($dbForProject, $user) {
             $team = $dbForProject->getDocument('teams', $membership->getAttribute('teamId'));
 
+            if ($team->isEmpty()) {
+                throw new Exception(Exception::TEAM_NOT_FOUND);
+            }
+
             $membership
                 ->setAttribute('teamName', $team->getAttribute('name'))
                 ->setAttribute('userName', $user->getAttribute('name'))