diff --git a/client/homebrew/homebrew.jsx b/client/homebrew/homebrew.jsx
index d15053eed..97f66bb0a 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/homebrew.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/homebrew.jsx
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ const NewPage   = require('./pages/newPage/newPage.jsx');
 //const ErrorPage = require('./pages/errorPage/errorPage.jsx');
 const PrintPage = require('./pages/printPage/printPage.jsx');
 
-const mapObject = (names, obj) => {
-	return _.reduce(names, (r, name) => {
-		if(obj[name]) r[name] = obj[name];
-		return r;
-	}, {});
-};
-
 let Router;
 const Homebrew = React.createClass({
 	getDefaultProps: function() {
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
index 38bb4995f..9d7c028e0 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ const KEY = 'homebrewery-new';
 const NewPage = React.createClass({
 	componentDidMount: function() {
 		try{
-			Actions.setBrew(JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(KEY)));
+			const storedBrew = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(KEY));
+			if(storedBrew && storedBrew.text) Actions.setBrew(storedBrew);
 		}catch(e){}
 		Store.updateEmitter.on('change', this.saveToLocal);
 		document.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleControlKeys);
diff --git a/shared/homebrewery/brew.actions.js b/shared/homebrewery/brew.actions.js
index 9fdb1592d..78a0546cd 100644
--- a/shared/homebrewery/brew.actions.js
+++ b/shared/homebrewery/brew.actions.js
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ const APIActions = {
 
 const Actions = {
 	init : (initState) => {
-		Store.init(initState);
+		const filteredState = _.reduce(initState, (r, val, key) => {
+			if(typeof val !== 'undefined') r[key] = val;
+			return r;
+		}, {});
+		Store.init(filteredState);
 	},
 	setBrew : (brew) => {
 		dispatch('SET_BREW', brew);