diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/tailwind.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/tailwind.lua
index feedc9df..952624f1 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/tailwind.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/tailwind.lua
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ return {
           local tw = require("lspconfig.server_configurations.tailwindcss")
           --- @param ft string
           opts.filetypes = vim.tbl_filter(function(ft)
-            return not vim.tbl_contains(opts.filetypes_exclude, ft)
+            return not vim.tbl_contains(opts.filetypes_exclude or {}, ft)
           end, tw.default_config.filetypes)
         end,
       },