diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
index 369070f99..cd197f5fb 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ const NewPage = createClass({
 		}
 
 		localStorage.setItem(BREWKEY, brew.text);
-		localStorage.setItem(STYLEKEY, brew.style);
+		if(brew.style)
+			localStorage.setItem(STYLEKEY, brew.style);
 		localStorage.setItem(METAKEY, JSON.stringify({ 'renderer': brew.renderer, 'theme': brew.theme }));
 	},
 	componentWillUnmount : function() {
diff --git a/server/brewDefaults.js b/server/brewDefaults.js
index 94243b275..092f7070a 100644
--- a/server/brewDefaults.js
+++ b/server/brewDefaults.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const _ = require('lodash');
 
 // Default properties for newly-created brews
 const DEFAULT_BREW = {
-	title       : 'Untitled Brew',
+	title       : '',
 	text        : '',
 	style       : undefined,
 	description : '',