diff --git a/CommonServer/Services/DatabaseService.ts b/CommonServer/Services/DatabaseService.ts
index 973d49f7ab..df4b4e3657 100644
--- a/CommonServer/Services/DatabaseService.ts
+++ b/CommonServer/Services/DatabaseService.ts
@@ -1000,6 +1000,10 @@ class DatabaseService<TBaseModel extends BaseModel> {
                     createdAt: SortOrder.Descending,
                 };
 
+                if (!findBy.select) {
+                    findBy.select = {} as any;
+                }
+
                 if (!(findBy.select as any)['createdAt']) {
                     (findBy.select as any)['createdAt'] = true;
                     automaticallyAddedCreatedAtInSelect = true;
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 368b60bd85..9cad748aaf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,3 +105,7 @@ We <3 contributions big and small. In priority order (although everything is app
 - Write tests for some of our codebase. [See issues here](https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22write+tests%22)
 - Work on any issue you like. [See issues here](https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/issues)
 - Open new issues and create new feature requests that you would like to see. [Open issues here](https://github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/issues)
+
+## Donate
+
+If you like the project, please consider a small donation. Every single dollar will be used to ship new features or maintain existing ones. 100% of the work we do is open-source. [Please donate here](https://github.com/sponsors/OneUptime)