diff --git a/src/components/views/auth/InteractiveAuthEntryComponents.js b/src/components/views/auth/InteractiveAuthEntryComponents.js
index bee99306a3..327451be17 100644
--- a/src/components/views/auth/InteractiveAuthEntryComponents.js
+++ b/src/components/views/auth/InteractiveAuthEntryComponents.js
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ export class SSOAuthEntry extends React.Component {
     };
 
     onConfirmClick = () => {
-        this.props.submitAuthDict(null);
+        this.props.submitAuthDict({});
     };
 
     render() {
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ export const FallbackAuthEntry = createReactClass({
             event.data === "authDone" &&
             event.origin === this.props.matrixClient.getHomeserverUrl()
         ) {
-            this.props.submitAuthDict(null);
+            this.props.submitAuthDict({});
         }
     },