diff --git a/CHANGELOG.MD b/CHANGELOG.MD
index b0cea5ed..aedc1463 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.MD
+++ b/CHANGELOG.MD
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.54.2] - 2023-11-22
+
+- TMS-974: Fix event formatting if only manual events are shown
+
 ## [1.54.1] - 2023-11-22
 
 - TMS-974: Fix fatal error in EventzFormatter
diff --git a/lib/Formatters/EventzFormatter.php b/lib/Formatters/EventzFormatter.php
index 9c23d88f..9156e589 100644
--- a/lib/Formatters/EventzFormatter.php
+++ b/lib/Formatters/EventzFormatter.php
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ public function format( array $layout ) : array {
         $events = $this->get_events( $query_params );
 
         if ( empty( $events ) ) {
-            $events['events'] = [];
+            $events = [];
         }
 
         // Create recurring events
-        $event_data['events'] = $events ?? null;
+        $event_data['events'] = $events ?? [];
         if ( ! empty( $event_data['events'] ) ) {
             $events = self::create_recurring_events( $event_data );
         }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public function format( array $layout ) : array {
             $manual_events = self::get_manual_events( $layout['manual_event_categories'] );
         }
 
-        $events = array_merge( $events['events'], $manual_events );
+        $events = array_merge( $events['events'] ?? [], $manual_events );
 
         if ( empty( $events ) ) {
             return $layout;
@@ -108,60 +108,62 @@ public function format( array $layout ) : array {
     public static function create_recurring_events( $events )  {
 
         $recurring_events = [];
-        foreach ( $events['events'] as $event ) {
-            if ( count( $event['dates'] ) > 1 ) {
-                foreach ( $event['dates'] as $date ) {
-                    $clone = $event;
-
-                    // Split the dates and times into parts
-                    list( $startPart, $endPart )   = explode( ' - ', $date['date'], 2 );
-                    list( $startDate, $startTime ) = explode( ' ', $startPart, 2 );
-
-                    // Check if endPart includes date & time
-                    if ( strpos($endPart, ' ') ) {
-                        list( $endDate, $endTime ) = explode( ' ', $endPart, 2 );
+        if( ! empty( $events['events'] ) ) {
+            foreach ( $events['events'] as $event ) {
+                if ( count( $event['dates'] ) > 1 ) {
+                    foreach ( $event['dates'] as $date ) {
+                        $clone = $event;
+
+                        // Split the dates and times into parts
+                        list( $startPart, $endPart )   = explode( ' - ', $date['date'], 2 );
+                        list( $startDate, $startTime ) = explode( ' ', $startPart, 2 );
+
+                        // Check if endPart includes date & time
+                        if ( strpos($endPart, ' ') ) {
+                            list( $endDate, $endTime ) = explode( ' ', $endPart, 2 );
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            $endTime = $endPart;
+                        }
+
+                        // Parse the dates
+                        $newStartDate = \DateTime::createFromFormat( 'd.m.Y', $startDate );
+                        $newEndDate   = isset( $endDate ) ? \DateTime::createFromFormat( 'd.m.Y', $endDate ) : null;
+
+                        // Parse the start and end times
+                        $startDateTime = \DateTime::createFromFormat( 'H.i', $startTime );
+                        $startDateTime->setDate( $newStartDate->format( 'Y' ), $newStartDate->format( 'm' ), $newStartDate->format( 'd' ) );
+                        if ( $newEndDate ) {
+                            $endDateTime = \DateTime::createFromFormat( 'H.i', $endTime );
+                            $endDateTime->setDate( $newEndDate->format( 'Y' ), $newEndDate->format( 'm' ), $newEndDate->format( 'd' ) );
+                        }
+
+                        // Create time & date-ranges
+                        if ( $endTime ) {
+                            $timeRange = $startTime . ' - ' . $endTime;
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            $timeRange = $startTime;
+                        }
+
+                        if ( $newEndDate ) {
+                            $dateRange = $newStartDate->format( 'd.m.Y' ) . ' - ' . $newEndDate->format( 'd.m.Y' );
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            $dateRange = $newStartDate->format( 'd.m.Y' );
+                        }
+
+                        $clone['date']           = $dateRange;
+                        $clone['time']           = $timeRange;
+                        $clone['start_date_raw'] = $startDateTime;
+                        $clone['end_date_raw']   = $endDateTime ?? '';
+                        $clone['url']            = $event['url'] . '&date=' . urlencode( $dateRange ) . '&time=' . urlencode( $timeRange );
+
+                        $recurring_events[] = $clone;
                     }
-                    else {
-                        $endTime = $endPart;
-                    }
-
-                    // Parse the dates
-                    $newStartDate = \DateTime::createFromFormat( 'd.m.Y', $startDate );
-                    $newEndDate   = isset( $endDate ) ? \DateTime::createFromFormat( 'd.m.Y', $endDate ) : null;
-
-                    // Parse the start and end times
-                    $startDateTime = \DateTime::createFromFormat( 'H.i', $startTime );
-                    $startDateTime->setDate( $newStartDate->format( 'Y' ), $newStartDate->format( 'm' ), $newStartDate->format( 'd' ) );
-                    if ( $newEndDate ) {
-                        $endDateTime = \DateTime::createFromFormat( 'H.i', $endTime );
-                        $endDateTime->setDate( $newEndDate->format( 'Y' ), $newEndDate->format( 'm' ), $newEndDate->format( 'd' ) );
-                    }
-
-                    // Create time & date-ranges
-                    if ( $endTime ) {
-                        $timeRange = $startTime . ' - ' . $endTime;
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        $timeRange = $startTime;
-                    }
-
-                    if ( $newEndDate ) {
-                        $dateRange = $newStartDate->format( 'd.m.Y' ) . ' - ' . $newEndDate->format( 'd.m.Y' );
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        $dateRange = $newStartDate->format( 'd.m.Y' );
-                    }
-
-                    $clone['date']           = $dateRange;
-                    $clone['time']           = $timeRange;
-                    $clone['start_date_raw'] = $startDateTime;
-                    $clone['end_date_raw']   = $endDateTime ?? '';
-                    $clone['url']            = $event['url'] . '&date=' . urlencode( $dateRange ) . '&time=' . urlencode( $timeRange );
-
-                    $recurring_events[] = $clone;
+                } else {
+                    $recurring_events[] = $event;
                 }
-            } else {
-                $recurring_events[] = $event;
             }
         }