diff --git a/backend/moonstreamapi/routes/subscriptions.py b/backend/moonstreamapi/routes/subscriptions.py
index 8146145d..836c03e2 100644
--- a/backend/moonstreamapi/routes/subscriptions.py
+++ b/backend/moonstreamapi/routes/subscriptions.py
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ async def get_subscriptions_handler(
             resource_type=BUGOUT_RESOURCE_TYPE_ENTITY_SUBSCRIPTION,
             token=MOONSTREAM_ADMIN_ACCESS_TOKEN,
             user_id=user.id,
+            create_if_not_exist=True,
         )
 
         subscriprions_list = ec.search_entities(