diff --git a/netbox/extras/dashboard/widgets.py b/netbox/extras/dashboard/widgets.py
index 0aba01d29..872cf7907 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/dashboard/widgets.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/dashboard/widgets.py
@@ -229,11 +229,9 @@ class ObjectListWidget(DashboardWidget):
             htmx_url = reverse(viewname)
         except NoReverseMatch:
             htmx_url = None
-        parameters = self.config.get('url_params')
+        parameters = self.config.get('url_params', {})
         if page_size := self.config.get('page_size'):
-            if not parameters:
-                parameters = {}
-            parameters['page_size'] = page_size
+          parameters['page_size'] = page_size
 
         if parameters:
             try: