diff --git a/src/index.jsx b/src/index.jsx
index 6670dbe74..0e0c4af1e 100644
--- a/src/index.jsx
+++ b/src/index.jsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class App extends React.Component {
         this.updateProject = this.updateProject.bind(this);
         this.state = {
             projectId: null,
-            projectData: JSON.stringify(ProjectLoader.DEFAULT_PROJECT_DATA)
+            projectData: this.fetchProjectId().length ? null : ProjectLoader.DEFAULT_PROJECT_DATA
         };
     }
     componentDidMount () {
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class App extends React.Component {
         }
     }
     render () {
+        if (this.state.projectData === null) return null;
         return (
             <GUI
                 basePath={this.props.basePath}