diff --git a/internal/exec/utils.go b/internal/exec/utils.go
index 051b020c5..d1ace84d7 100644
--- a/internal/exec/utils.go
+++ b/internal/exec/utils.go
@@ -337,6 +337,15 @@ func ProcessStacks(
 		var foundStacks []string
 		var foundConfigAndStacksInfo schema.ConfigAndStacksInfo
 
+		foundConfigAndStacksInfo.ComponentSection = make(map[string]any)
+		foundConfigAndStacksInfo.ComponentVarsSection = make(map[string]any)
+		foundConfigAndStacksInfo.ComponentSettingsSection = make(map[string]any)
+		foundConfigAndStacksInfo.ComponentOverridesSection = make(map[string]any)
+		foundConfigAndStacksInfo.ComponentProvidersSection = make(map[string]any)
+		foundConfigAndStacksInfo.ComponentEnvSection = make(map[string]any)
+		foundConfigAndStacksInfo.ComponentBackendSection = make(map[string]any)
+		foundConfigAndStacksInfo.ComponentMetadataSection = make(map[string]any)
+
 		for stackName := range stacksMap {
 			// Check if we've found the component in the stack
 			err = ProcessComponentConfig(