diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index d3d90823..af5befc8 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -248,20 +248,35 @@ Users can always see and manipulate their own profile. The profile object is a p
 - **Description**: Retrieve a list of projects the authenticated user is a member of.
 - **Responses**:
 
-    - **200**: Projects found
+    - **200**: Projects found (or empty list if user has no projects)
         ```json
-        [
-            {
-                "_id": "hexstring",
-                "label": "string",
-                "roles": ["string"]
-            }, ...
-        ]
+        {
+            "metrics": {
+                "newest": "project:hexstring/page:hexstring",
+                "lastModified": "project:hexstring/page:hexstring",
+                "myRecent": "hexstring"
+            },
+            "projects": [
+                {
+                    "_id": "hexstring",
+                    "label": "string",
+                    "roles": ["string"]
+                }, ...
+            ]
+        }
+        ```
+        
+        When the user has no projects, returns:
+        ```json
+        {
+            "metrics": null,
+            "projects": []
+        }
         ```
     - **401**: Unauthorized
     - **500**: Server error
 
-The response is a list of projects the user is a member of regardless of the permissions afforded to them in each project.
+The response includes a list of projects the user is a member of regardless of the permissions afforded to them in each project, along with metrics about the newest and most recently modified projects.
 
 #### `GET /user/:id`
 
diff --git a/classes/User/__tests__/unit.test.js b/classes/User/__tests__/unit.test.js
index d9893ffb..9ca2396b 100644
--- a/classes/User/__tests__/unit.test.js
+++ b/classes/User/__tests__/unit.test.js
@@ -154,3 +154,28 @@ describe("GET /my/projects #user_class", () => {
     expect(response.status).toBe(401)
   })
 })
+
+describe("GET /my/projects with no projects #user_class", () => {
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    jest.spyOn(User.prototype, "getProjects").mockResolvedValue([])
+    jest.spyOn(User.prototype, "getSelf").mockResolvedValue({
+      _id: "123456",
+      _lastModified: null
+    })
+  })
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    jest.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  it.skip("should return 200 with empty projects array when user has no projects", async () => {
+    const response = await request(app)
+      .get("/my/projects")
+      .set("Authorization", `Bearer ${token}`)
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200)
+    expect(response.body).toHaveProperty("projects")
+    expect(Array.isArray(response.body.projects)).toBe(true)
+    expect(response.body.projects.length).toBe(0)
+    expect(response.body.metrics).toBeNull()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/userProfile/privateProfile.js b/userProfile/privateProfile.js
index 9b3d508c..555a8279 100644
--- a/userProfile/privateProfile.js
+++ b/userProfile/privateProfile.js
@@ -44,8 +44,15 @@ router.route("/projects").get(auth0Middleware(), async (req, res) => {
     const userObj = await new User(user._id)
     const userProjects = await userObj.getProjects()
     const validMetrics = userProjects.filter((proj) => proj._createdAt && proj._modifiedAt && proj._lastModified)
+    
+    res.set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
+
     if (validMetrics.length === 0) {
-      return respondWithError(res, 404, "No valid projects found")
+      // Return empty response when user has no projects
+      return res.status(200).json({
+        metrics: null,
+        projects: []
+      })
     }
 
     // TODO: When the projects are all formatted correctly, we will not need this
@@ -59,8 +66,6 @@ router.route("/projects").get(auth0Middleware(), async (req, res) => {
     const userData = await userObj.getSelf()
     const myRecent = userData._lastModified
 
-    res.set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
-
     res.status(200).json({
       metrics: {
         newest,