diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5c51ad0a..1b0a6bc7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -45,3 +45,4 @@ next-env.d.ts
 static/
 
 .react-email/
+/.idea
diff --git a/app/(main)/blog/BlogPostCard.tsx b/app/(main)/blog/BlogPostCard.tsx
index 38e53857..9439d8a1 100644
--- a/app/(main)/blog/BlogPostCard.tsx
+++ b/app/(main)/blog/BlogPostCard.tsx
@@ -54,10 +54,12 @@ export function BlogPostCard({ post, views }: { post: Post; views: number }) {
               </span>
             </span>
 
-            <span className="inline-flex items-center space-x-1 text-[12px] font-medium text-[--post-image-fg] md:text-sm">
-              <ScriptIcon />
-              <span>{categories.join(', ')}</span>
-            </span>
+            {Array.isArray(categories) && (
+              <span className="inline-flex items-center space-x-1 text-[12px] font-medium text-[--post-image-fg] md:text-sm">
+                <ScriptIcon />
+                <span>{categories.join(', ')}</span>
+              </span>
+            )}
           </span>
           <span className="inline-flex items-center space-x-3 text-[12px] font-medium text-[--post-image-fg] md:text-xs">
             <span className="inline-flex items-center space-x-1">