diff --git a/www/common/cryptpad-common.js b/www/common/cryptpad-common.js
index 2af8e919d..15b5b5f9a 100644
--- a/www/common/cryptpad-common.js
+++ b/www/common/cryptpad-common.js
@@ -780,7 +780,8 @@ define([
             newSecret = Hash.getSecrets('drive', newHash);
 
             var optsPut = {
-                owners: [edPublic]
+                owners: [edPublic],
+                initialState: '{}',
             };
 
             console.log("copying contents of old drive to new location");