diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js b/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js
index 2483247cef..7960b4cf86 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             publicRooms: [],
             loading: true,
             network: null,
+            instance_id: null,
             roomServer: null,
             filterString: null,
         }