diff --git a/client/app/scripts/utils/router-utils.js b/client/app/scripts/utils/router-utils.js
index 66ba02077..6bc7d330c 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/utils/router-utils.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/utils/router-utils.js
@@ -90,20 +90,21 @@ export function updateRoute(getState) {
 
 
 export function getRouter(dispatch, initialState) {
-  let mergedState = initialState;
   // strip any trailing '/'s.
   page.base(window.location.pathname.replace(/\/$/, ''));
 
-  const storageState = storageGet(STORAGE_STATE_KEY);
-  if (storageState) {
-    window.location.hash = `!/state/${storageState}`;
-    const parsedState = JSON.parse(decodeURL(storageState));
-    mergedState = { ...initialState, ...parsedState };
-  }
-
   page('/', () => {
     // recover from storage state on empty URL
-    dispatch(route(mergedState));
+    const storageState = storageGet(STORAGE_STATE_KEY);
+    if (storageState) {
+      // push storage state to URL
+      window.location.hash = `!/state/${storageState}`;
+      const parsedState = JSON.parse(decodeURL(storageState));
+      const mergedState = Object.assign(initialState, parsedState);
+      dispatch(route(mergedState));
+    } else {
+      dispatch(route(initialState));
+    }
   });
 
   page('/state/:state', (ctx) => {