diff --git a/lib/mv_web/live/user_live/form.ex b/lib/mv_web/live/user_live/form.ex
index 1cc6f6a..7b02053 100644
--- a/lib/mv_web/live/user_live/form.ex
+++ b/lib/mv_web/live/user_live/form.ex
@@ -598,20 +598,25 @@ defmodule MvWeb.UserLive.Form do
 
     actor = current_actor(socket)
 
-    case Ash.read(query, domain: Mv.Membership, actor: actor) do
-      {:ok, members} ->
-        # Apply email match filter if user_email is provided
-        if user_email_str do
-          Mv.Membership.Member.filter_by_email_match(members, user_email_str)
-        else
-          members
-        end
-
-      {:error, _} ->
-        []
+    # Early return if no actor (prevents exceptions in unauthenticated tests)
+    if is_nil(actor) do
+      []
+    else
+      case Ash.read(query, domain: Mv.Membership, actor: actor) do
+        {:ok, members} -> apply_email_filter(members, user_email_str)
+        {:error, _} -> []
+      end
     end
   end
 
+  @spec apply_email_filter([Mv.Membership.Member.t()], String.t() | nil) ::
+          [Mv.Membership.Member.t()]
+  defp apply_email_filter(members, nil), do: members
+
+  defp apply_email_filter(members, user_email_str) when is_binary(user_email_str) do
+    Mv.Membership.Member.filter_by_email_match(members, user_email_str)
+  end
+
   # Extract user-friendly error message from Ash.Error
   @spec extract_error_message(any()) :: String.t()
   defp extract_error_message(%Ash.Error.Invalid{errors: errors}) when is_list(errors) do