diff --git a/application/app.py b/application/app.py
index 847f189..b49ae9c 100644
--- a/application/app.py
+++ b/application/app.py
@@ -44,15 +44,12 @@ def api_answer():
         vectorstore = "vectors/" + data["active_docs"]
         if data['active_docs'] == "default":
             vectorstore = ""
-
     else:
         vectorstore = ""
 
-
     # loading the index and the store and the prompt template
     index = faiss.read_index(f"{vectorstore}docs.index")
 
-
     with open(f"{vectorstore}faiss_store.pkl", "rb") as f:
         store = pickle.load(f)
 
@@ -72,8 +69,6 @@ def api_answer():
     #     "answer": "The answer is 42",
     #     "sources": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42_(number)", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42_(number)"]
     # }
-
-
     return result
 
 @app.route("/api/docs_check", methods=["POST"])
diff --git a/application/static/src/chat.js b/application/static/src/chat.js
index 862aba3..832b8e2 100644
--- a/application/static/src/chat.js
+++ b/application/static/src/chat.js
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ if (el) {
         document.getElementById("message-input").value = "";
         document.getElementById("button-submit").innerHTML = '<i class="fa fa-circle-o-notch fa-spin"></i> Thinking...';
         document.getElementById("button-submit").disabled = true;
+        if (localStorage.getItem('activeDocs') == null) {
+            localStorage.setItem('activeDocs', 'default')
+        }
 
         fetch('/api/answer', {
             method: 'POST',
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ if (el) {
 
             body: JSON.stringify({question: message,
                 api_key: localStorage.getItem('apiKey'),
-                active_docs: localStorage.getItem('activeDocs'),}),
+                active_docs: localStorage.getItem('activeDocs')}),
         })
             .then(response => response.json())
             .then(data => {