diff --git a/api/server/router/network/filter.go b/api/server/router/network/filter.go
index b1c1dd187d..60a59a4f13 100644
--- a/api/server/router/network/filter.go
+++ b/api/server/router/network/filter.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func filterNetworks(nws []types.NetworkResource, filter filters.Args) ([]types.N
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	var displayNet []types.NetworkResource
+	displayNet := []types.NetworkResource{}
 	for _, nw := range nws {
 		if filter.Include("driver") {
 			if !filter.ExactMatch("driver", nw.Driver) {