diff --git a/viecpro_typesense/collections.py b/viecpro_typesense/collections.py
index 4f3bcf2..b003809 100644
--- a/viecpro_typesense/collections.py
+++ b/viecpro_typesense/collections.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def shared_fields(m): return {
 def ampelhandler(x):
     if hasattr(x, "ampel"):
         return x.ampel.status
-    return ""
+    return "red"
 
 def get_entity_specific_detail_fields(entity):
     fields = {}
diff --git a/viecpro_typesense_detail/details/utils.py b/viecpro_typesense_detail/details/utils.py
index ddd0103..b2a3f0e 100644
--- a/viecpro_typesense_detail/details/utils.py
+++ b/viecpro_typesense_detail/details/utils.py
@@ -141,4 +141,4 @@ def get_references_for_instance(instance: Any) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
 def ampel(instance: Any) -> str:
     if ampel := getattr(instance, "ampel", False):
         return ampel.status
-    return ""
+    return "red"