diff --git a/src/Extension/Extension.php b/src/Extension/Extension.php
index 7caf0646eb..0f20b48de1 100644
--- a/src/Extension/Extension.php
+++ b/src/Extension/Extension.php
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public function getIcon()
      * Get the list of flarum extensions that this extension depends on
      */
     public function getFlarumExtensionDependencies() {
-        return $this->composerJsonAttribute('extra.flarum-extension.dependencies.extensions');
+        return Arr::get($this->composerJson, 'extra.flarum-extension.dependencies.extensions', []);
     }
 
     public function enable(Container $container)