diff --git a/frontend/src/api/recipe.js b/frontend/src/api/recipe.js
index 4a29762b4..225f5a81d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/recipe.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/recipe.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export default {
     router.push(`/`);
   },
 
-  async allByKeys(recipeKeys, num = 999) {
+  async allByKeys(recipeKeys, num = 9999) {
     const response = await apiReq.get(recipeURLs.allRecipes, {
       params: {
         keys: recipeKeys,
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue b/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue
index 2e420e473..0a27be10c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue
@@ -118,6 +118,19 @@ export default {
   async mounted() {
     let settings = await api.settings.requestAll();
     this.items = await api.recipes.getAllByCategory(settings.planCategories);
+    console.log(this.items);
+
+    if (this.items.length === 0) {
+      const keys = [
+        "name",
+        "slug",
+        "image",
+        "description",
+        "dateAdded",
+        "rating",
+      ];
+      this.items = await api.recipes.allByKeys(keys);
+    }
   },
 
   computed: {
@@ -133,7 +146,6 @@ export default {
 
       let dateDif = (endDate - startDate) / (1000 * 3600 * 24) + 1;
 
-
       if (dateDif < 1) {
         return null;
       }