diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
index 61dbbc21a..59aac2d9b 100644
--- a/server/app.js
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -294,8 +294,15 @@ app.get('/edit/:id', asyncHandler(getBrew('edit')), (req, res, next)=>{
 app.get('/new/:id', asyncHandler(getBrew('share')), (req, res, next)=>{
 	sanitizeBrew(req.brew, 'share');
 	splitTextStyleAndMetadata(req.brew);
-	req.brew.views = 0;
-	req.brew.title = `CLONE - ${req.brew.title}`;
+	const brew = {
+		shareId  : req.brew.shareId,
+		title    : `CLONE - ${req.brew.title}`,
+		text     : req.brew.text,
+		style    : req.brew.style,
+		renderer : req.brew.renderer,
+		theme    : req.brew.theme
+	};
+	req.brew = _.defaults(brew, DEFAULT_BREW);
 
 	req.ogMeta = { ...defaultMetaTags,
 		title       : 'New',
diff --git a/server/brewDefaults.js b/server/brewDefaults.js
index 092f7070a..30798cea7 100644
--- a/server/brewDefaults.js
+++ b/server/brewDefaults.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const DEFAULT_BREW = {
 	tags        : [],
 	systems     : [],
 	thumbnail   : '',
+	views       : 0,
 	published   : false,
 	pageCount   : 1,
 	gDrive      : false,
diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.spec.js b/server/homebrew.api.spec.js
index 71d9bdcc7..22f80155c 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.spec.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.spec.js
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ describe('Tests for api', ()=>{
 			lastViewed  : new Date(),
 			version     : 1,
 			pageCount   : 1,
-			textBin     : ''
+			textBin     : '',
+			views       : 0
 		};
 		googleBrew = {
 			...hbBrew,
@@ -261,7 +262,8 @@ If you believe you should have access to this brew, ask the file owner to invite
 				gDrive      : false,
 				style       : undefined,
 				trashed     : false,
-				updatedAt   : undefined
+				updatedAt   : undefined,
+				views       : 0
 			});
 			expect(next).toHaveBeenCalled();
 			expect(api.getId).toHaveBeenCalledWith(req);
@@ -452,7 +454,8 @@ brew`);
 				thumbnail   : '',
 				title       : 'asdf',
 				trashed     : false,
-				updatedAt   : undefined
+				updatedAt   : undefined,
+				views       : 0
 			});
 		});
 
@@ -510,7 +513,8 @@ brew`);
 				thumbnail   : '',
 				title       : 'asdf',
 				trashed     : false,
-				updatedAt   : undefined
+				updatedAt   : undefined,
+				views       : 0
 			});
 		});