diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/privacy-tools.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/privacy-tools.php
index ada0f11410..ff3e6cadd2 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/privacy-tools.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/privacy-tools.php
@@ -767,7 +767,11 @@ function wp_privacy_process_personal_data_export_page( $response, $exporter_inde
 	if ( 1 === $exporter_index && 1 === $page ) {
 		update_post_meta( $request_id, '_export_data_raw', $export_data );
 	} else {
-		$export_data = get_post_meta( $request_id, '_export_data_raw', true );
+		$accumulated_data = get_post_meta( $request_id, '_export_data_raw', true );
+
+		if ( $accumulated_data ) {
+			$export_data = $accumulated_data;
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Now, merge the data from the exporter response into the data we have accumulated already.