diff --git a/packages/bundler/src/modules/BundleManager.ts b/packages/bundler/src/modules/BundleManager.ts
index 58054c3d..3974c4f2 100644
--- a/packages/bundler/src/modules/BundleManager.ts
+++ b/packages/bundler/src/modules/BundleManager.ts
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ export class BundleManager implements IBundleManager {
       }
       mergeStorageMap(storageMap, validationResult.storageMap)
 
-      for (const eip7702Authorization of entry.userOp.authorizationList) {
+      for (const eip7702Authorization of entry.userOp.authorizationList ?? []) {
         const existingAuthorization = sharedAuthorizationList
           .find(it => {
             return getEip7702AuthorizationSigner(it) === getEip7702AuthorizationSigner(eip7702Authorization)
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ export class BundleManager implements IBundleManager {
           // eslint-disable-next-line no-labels
           continue mainLoop
         }
-        if (existingAuthorization == null) {
+        if (existingAuthorization == null && entry.userOp.authorizationList != null) {
           sharedAuthorizationList.push(...entry.userOp.authorizationList)
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/interfaces/OperationBase.ts b/packages/utils/src/interfaces/OperationBase.ts
index 42e7e8ce..ec540598 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/interfaces/OperationBase.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/interfaces/OperationBase.ts
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ export interface OperationBase {
   verificationGasLimit: BigNumberish
   paymasterVerificationGasLimit?: BigNumberish
   paymasterPostOpGasLimit?: BigNumberish
-  authorizationList: EIP7702Authorization[]
+  authorizationList?: EIP7702Authorization[]
 }
diff --git a/packages/validation-manager/src/ValidationManager.ts b/packages/validation-manager/src/ValidationManager.ts
index cee6b08c..6a69a8e3 100644
--- a/packages/validation-manager/src/ValidationManager.ts
+++ b/packages/validation-manager/src/ValidationManager.ts
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ export class ValidationManager implements IValidationManager {
       addresses: [],
       hash: ''
     }
-    const stateOverrideForEip7702 = await this.getAuthorizationsStateOverride(userOp.authorizationList)
+    const stateOverrideForEip7702 = await this.getAuthorizationsStateOverride(userOp.authorizationList ?? [])
     let storageMap: StorageMap = {}
     if (!this.unsafe) {
       let tracerResult: BundlerTracerResult