diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/logger.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/logger.ts
index e8e592e2a..99daf5a7b 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/logger.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/logger.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ const truncateObjectDeep = (object: any, length: number): any => {
   const truncateDeep = (obj: any, level: number): any => {
     // reach maximum call stack size
     if (level >= 5) {
-      return {}
+      return undefined
     }
 
     if (isString(obj) && obj.length > length) {