diff --git a/core/provider/service.go b/core/provider/service.go
index b9017fb7..ee395e34 100644
--- a/core/provider/service.go
+++ b/core/provider/service.go
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ func (s *Service) fetchNewResources(ctx context.Context, p *domain.Provider) ([]
 
 func (s *Service) compareResources(ctx context.Context, existingResources map[string]*domain.Resource, newResources []*domain.Resource) []*domain.Resource {
 	// (*existingProviderResources)[newResource.GlobalURN] = true
-	var res []*domain.Resource
+	res := []*domain.Resource{}
 	for _, new := range newResources {
 		new.Children = s.compareResources(ctx, existingResources, new.Children)
 
diff --git a/core/provider/service_test.go b/core/provider/service_test.go
index ee212224..d28a21f0 100644
--- a/core/provider/service_test.go
+++ b/core/provider/service_test.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func (s *ServiceTestSuite) TestCreate() {
 			ProviderURN:  p.URN,
 		}).Return([]*domain.Resource{}, nil).Once()
 		s.mockProvider.On("GetResources", mockCtx, p.Config).Return(expectedResources, nil).Once()
-		s.mockResourceService.On("BulkUpsert", mock.Anything, []*domain.Resource(nil)).Return(nil).Once()
+		s.mockResourceService.On("BulkUpsert", mock.Anything, expectedResources).Return(nil).Once()
 
 		actualError := s.service.Create(context.Background(), p)