diff --git a/store/state.js b/store/state.js
index f70132768..25d04f6fd 100644
--- a/store/state.js
+++ b/store/state.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default () => ({
   gql: {
     url: "https://rickandmortyapi.com/graphql",
     headers: [],
-    variablesJSONString: "",
+    variablesJSONString: "{}",
     query: ""
   },
   oauth2: {