diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/categories.js b/src/controllers/accounts/categories.js
index 04222c1468..c73c282c95 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/categories.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/categories.js
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ categoriesController.get = async function (req, res) {
 		user.getCategoryWatchState(res.locals.uid),
 		categories.buildForSelect(res.locals.uid, 'find', ['descriptionParsed', 'depth', 'slug']),
 	]);
-
-	const pageCount = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(allCategoriesData.length / meta.config.categoriesPerPage));
+	const watchCategories = allCategoriesData.filter(c => c && c.cid !== -1);
+	const pageCount = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(watchCategories.length / meta.config.categoriesPerPage));
 	const page = Math.min(parseInt(req.query.page, 10) || 1, pageCount);
 	const start = Math.max(0, (page - 1) * meta.config.categoriesPerPage);
 	const stop = start + meta.config.categoriesPerPage - 1;
-	const categoriesData = allCategoriesData.slice(start, stop + 1);
+	const categoriesData = watchCategories.slice(start, stop + 1);
 
 
 	categoriesData.forEach((category) => {