diff --git a/client/homebrew/editor/editor.jsx b/client/homebrew/editor/editor.jsx
index 78dec5d85..d2bf5c836 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/editor/editor.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/editor/editor.jsx
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ const SNIPPETBAR_HEIGHT = 25;
 const Editor = createClass({
 	getDefaultProps : function() {
 		return {
-			brew     : {},
+			brew : {
+				text : ''
+			},
 			onChange : ()=>{},
 
 			onMetadataChange : ()=>{},
diff --git a/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx b/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx
index 89f6f4bb4..badd7bfbc 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const MetadataEditor = createClass({
 	},
 
 	handleDelete : function(){
-		if(this.props.metadata.authors.length <= 1){
+		if(this.props.metadata.authors && this.props.metadata.authors.length <= 1){
 			if(!confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this brew? Because you are the only owner of this brew, the document will be deleted permanently.')) return;
 			if(!confirm('Are you REALLY sure? You will not be able to recover the document.')) return;
 		} else {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ const MetadataEditor = createClass({
 
 	renderAuthors : function(){
 		let text = 'None.';
-		if(this.props.metadata.authors.length){
+		if(this.props.metadata.authors && this.props.metadata.authors.length){
 			text = this.props.metadata.authors.join(', ');
 		}
 		return <div className='field authors'>
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx
index d782b8b81..341c0fe11 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ const BrewRenderer = require('../../brewRenderer/brewRenderer.jsx');
 const HomePage = createClass({
 	getDefaultProps : function() {
 		return {
+			brew : {
+				text : ''
+			},
 			welcomeText : '',
 			ver         : '0.0.0'
 		};
@@ -29,13 +32,15 @@ const HomePage = createClass({
 	},
 	getInitialState : function() {
 		return {
-			text : this.props.welcomeText
+			brew : {
+				text : this.props.welcomeText
+			}
 		};
 	},
 	handleSave : function(){
 		request.post('/api')
 			.send({
-				text : this.state.text
+				text : this.state.brew.text
 			})
 			.end((err, res)=>{
 				if(err) return;
@@ -48,7 +53,7 @@ const HomePage = createClass({
 	},
 	handleTextChange : function(text){
 		this.setState({
-			text : text
+			brew : { text: text }
 		});
 	},
 	renderNavbar : function(){
@@ -71,12 +76,12 @@ const HomePage = createClass({
 
 			<div className='content'>
 				<SplitPane onDragFinish={this.handleSplitMove} ref='pane'>
-					<Editor value={this.state.text} onChange={this.handleTextChange} showMetaButton={false} ref='editor'/>
-					<BrewRenderer text={this.state.text} />
+					<Editor brew={this.state.brew} onChange={this.handleTextChange} showMetaButton={false} ref='editor'/>
+					<BrewRenderer text={this.state.brew.text} />
 				</SplitPane>
 			</div>
 
-			<div className={cx('floatingSaveButton', { show: this.props.welcomeText != this.state.text })} onClick={this.handleSave}>
+			<div className={cx('floatingSaveButton', { show: this.props.welcomeText != this.state.brew.text })} onClick={this.handleSave}>
 				Save current <i className='fas fa-save' />
 			</div>
 
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
index 89727cbdb..8d20277f9 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ const KEY = 'homebrewery-new';
 const NewPage = createClass({
 	getInitialState : function() {
 		return {
-			metadata : {
+			brew : {
+				text        : '',
 				gDrive      : false,
 				title       : '',
 				description : '',
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ const NewPage = createClass({
 				systems     : []
 			},
 
-			text       : '',
 			isSaving   : false,
 			saveGoogle : (global.account && global.account.googleId ? true : false),
 			errors     : []
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const NewPage = createClass({
 		const storage = localStorage.getItem(KEY);
 		if(storage){
 			this.setState({
-				text : storage
+				brew : { text: storage }
 			});
 		}
 		document.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleControlKeys);
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ const NewPage = createClass({
 
 	handleMetadataChange : function(metadata){
 		this.setState({
-			metadata : _.merge({}, this.state.metadata, metadata)
+			brew : _.merge({}, this.state.brew, metadata)
 		});
 	},
 
 	handleTextChange : function(text){
 		this.setState({
-			text   : text,
+			brew   : { text: text },
 			errors : Markdown.validate(text)
 		});
 		localStorage.setItem(KEY, text);
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ const NewPage = createClass({
 		if(this.state.saveGoogle) {
 			const res = await request
 			.post('/api/newGoogle/')
-			.send(_.merge({}, this.state.metadata, { text: this.state.text }))
+			.send(this.state.brew)
 			.catch((err)=>{
 				console.log(err.status === 401
 					? 'Not signed in!'
@@ -106,9 +106,7 @@ const NewPage = createClass({
 			window.location = `/edit/${brew.googleId}${brew.editId}`;
 		} else {
 			request.post('/api')
-			.send(_.merge({}, this.state.metadata, {
-				text : this.state.text
-			}))
+			.send(this.state.brew)
 			.end((err, res)=>{
 				if(err){
 					this.setState({
@@ -122,7 +120,6 @@ const NewPage = createClass({
 				window.location = `/edit/${brew.editId}`;
 			});
 		}
-
 	},
 
 	renderSaveButton : function(){
@@ -138,7 +135,7 @@ const NewPage = createClass({
 	},
 
 	print : function(){
-		localStorage.setItem('print', this.state.text);
+		localStorage.setItem('print', this.state.brew.text);
 		window.open('/print?dialog=true&local=print', '_blank');
 	},
 
@@ -152,7 +149,7 @@ const NewPage = createClass({
 		return <Navbar>
 
 			<Nav.section>
-				<Nav.item className='brewTitle'>{this.state.metadata.title}</Nav.item>
+				<Nav.item className='brewTitle'>{this.state.brew.title}</Nav.item>
 			</Nav.section>
 
 			<Nav.section>
@@ -172,12 +169,11 @@ const NewPage = createClass({
 				<SplitPane onDragFinish={this.handleSplitMove} ref='pane'>
 					<Editor
 						ref='editor'
-						value={this.state.text}
+						brew={this.state.brew}
 						onChange={this.handleTextChange}
-						metadata={this.state.metadata}
 						onMetadataChange={this.handleMetadataChange}
 					/>
-					<BrewRenderer text={this.state.text} errors={this.state.errors} />
+					<BrewRenderer text={this.state.brew.text} errors={this.state.errors} />
 				</SplitPane>
 			</div>
 		</div>;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c516cb83c..5a95f7422 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "description": "Create authentic looking D&D homebrews using only markdown",
   "version": "2.10.7",
   "engines": {
-    "node": "12.16.x"
+    "node": "14.15.x"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",