diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9def8fd7..ce48c8c2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to `WP Curate` will be documented in this file.
 
+## 1.4.0 - 2023-10-30
+
+- Bug fix: prevents error if `termRelations` attribute is not set.
+
 ## 1.3.0 - 2023-10-26
 
 - Only show the blocks and register the meta on supported post types.
diff --git a/src/class-plugin-curated-posts.php b/src/class-plugin-curated-posts.php
index 3b6a9d78..f2cb9e5d 100644
--- a/src/class-plugin-curated-posts.php
+++ b/src/class-plugin-curated-posts.php
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ public function with_query_context( array $context, array $attributes, WP_Block_
 
 			foreach ( $attributes['terms'] as $taxonomy => $terms ) {
 				if ( taxonomy_exists( $taxonomy ) && is_array( $terms ) && count( $terms ) > 0 ) {
+					$operator            = isset( $attributes['termRelations'] ) && is_array( $attributes['termRelations'] ) ? $attributes['termRelations'][ $taxonomy ] ?? 'AND' : 'AND';
 					$args['tax_query'][] = [
 						'taxonomy' => $taxonomy,
 						'terms'    => array_column( $terms, 'id' ),
-						'operator' => is_array( $attributes['termRelations'] ) ? $attributes['termRelations'][ $taxonomy ] ?? 'AND' : 'AND',
+						'operator' => $operator,
 					];
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/wp-curate.php b/wp-curate.php
index f72c32ea..b2958a35 100644
--- a/wp-curate.php
+++ b/wp-curate.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: WP Curate
  * Plugin URI: https://github.com/alleyinteractive/wp-curate
  * Description: Plugin to curate homepages and other landing pages
- * Version: 1.3.0
+ * Version: 1.4.0
  * Author: Alley Interactive
  * Author URI: https://github.com/alleyinteractive/wp-curate
  * Requires at least: 6.3