diff --git a/packages/connect-react/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/connect-react/CHANGELOG.md
index 45a3f265aa9c3..288a41af258bc 100644
--- a/packages/connect-react/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/connect-react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 <!-- markdownlint-disable MD024 -->
 # Changelog
 
+# [1.0.0-preview.12] - 2024-12-13
+
+- Don't throw when validating unexpected values from the api
+
 # [1.0.0-preview.11] - 2024-12-13
 
 - Make prop validation more consistent with app behavior
diff --git a/packages/connect-react/package.json b/packages/connect-react/package.json
index 2cfd49d93cde1..661bad4b1aef9 100644
--- a/packages/connect-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/connect-react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pipedream/connect-react",
-  "version": "1.0.0-preview.11",
+  "version": "1.0.0-preview.12",
   "description": "Pipedream Connect library for React",
   "files": [
     "dist"
diff --git a/packages/connect-react/src/utils/component.ts b/packages/connect-react/src/utils/component.ts
index 7d30ef639687f..f2d5d45b329a4 100644
--- a/packages/connect-react/src/utils/component.ts
+++ b/packages/connect-react/src/utils/component.ts
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ export function valuesFromOptions<T>(value: unknown | T[] | PropOptions<T>): T[]
           results.push(emitValue as T)
         }
       } else {
-        throw "unexpected value"
+        return []
       }
     }
     return results
   }
   if (!Array.isArray(value))
-    throw "unexpected value"
+    return []
   return value as T[]
 }