diff --git a/.changeset/guard-empty-error-list-role-helper.md b/.changeset/guard-empty-error-list-role-helper.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a845151cc84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/guard-empty-error-list-role-helper.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+---
diff --git a/integration/testUtils/bulkCreateFeaturesPermissionsRoles.ts b/integration/testUtils/bulkCreateFeaturesPermissionsRoles.ts
index 619b41caf61..72cbdfb8610 100644
--- a/integration/testUtils/bulkCreateFeaturesPermissionsRoles.ts
+++ b/integration/testUtils/bulkCreateFeaturesPermissionsRoles.ts
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ export async function bulkCreateFeaturesPermissionsRoles(
             permissionId,
           });
         } catch (err: unknown) {
+          if (!isClerkAPIResponseError(err)) {
+            throw err;
+          }
           // we are okay if the error is assigning an existing permission
-          if (
-            isClerkAPIResponseError(err) &&
-            err.errors[0].code !== 'organization_role_permission_association_exists'
-          ) {
+          if (err.errors[0]?.code !== 'organization_role_permission_association_exists') {
             throw err;
           }
         }