diff --git a/frappe/boot.py b/frappe/boot.py
index 2e8cb56f33..a54e6e2f07 100644
--- a/frappe/boot.py
+++ b/frappe/boot.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def get_bootinfo():
 	bootinfo.onboarding_tours = (
 		frappe.parse_json(frappe.db.get_single_value("Form Tour Settings", "onboarding_tours") or "[]")
 		if frappe.get_system_settings("enable_onboarding")
-		else "[]"
+		else []
 	)
 	set_time_zone(bootinfo)
 
diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.json b/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.json
index 20e7f05fab..654f20936e 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.json
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/user/user.json
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@
   {
    "default": "{}",
    "fieldname": "onboarding_status",
-   "fieldtype": "Long Text",
+   "fieldtype": "Small Text",
    "hidden": 1,
    "label": "Onboarding Status"
   }
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@
    "link_fieldname": "user"
   }
  ],
- "modified": "2023-05-24 11:25:27.040415",
+ "modified": "2023-05-24 15:20:06.434506",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Core",
  "name": "User",
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/desk.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/desk.js
index 720f19c56e..f92bb3a1bf 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/desk.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/desk.js
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ frappe.Application = class Application {
 
 		// page container
 		this.make_page_container();
-		if (!window.Cypress) {
+		if (
+			!window.Cypress &&
+			frappe.boot.onboarding_tours &&
+			frappe.boot.user.onboarding_status != null
+		) {
 			let pending_tours =
 				frappe.boot.onboarding_tours.findIndex((tour) => {
 					frappe.boot.user.onboarding_status[tour[0]]?.is_complete == true;
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/onboarding_tours/onboarding_tours.js b/frappe/public/js/onboarding_tours/onboarding_tours.js
index 16e457ee71..63ecd6d670 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/onboarding_tours/onboarding_tours.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/onboarding_tours/onboarding_tours.js
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ frappe.ui.OnboardingTour = class OnboardingTour {
 };
 
 frappe.ui.init_onboarding_tour = () => {
+	typeof frappe.boot.onboarding_tours == "undefined" && frappe.boot.onboarding_tours == [];
+	typeof frappe.boot.user.onboarding_status == "undefined" &&
+		frappe.boot.user.onboarding_status == {};
 	let route = frappe.router.current_route;
 	if (route[0] === "") return;
 
@@ -313,7 +316,7 @@ frappe.ui.init_onboarding_tour = () => {
 		}
 	}
 	if (!tour_name) return;
-	if (frappe.ui.currentTourInstance) {
+	if (frappe.ui.currentTourInstance?.driver) {
 		frappe.ui.currentTourInstance.driver_steps = [];
 		frappe.ui.currentTourInstance.driver.reset(true);
 		frappe.ui.currentTourInstance.update_driver_steps();