diff --git a/app/views/editors/ColorSelector.js b/app/views/editors/ColorSelector.js
index a8171514..39f93f1d 100644
--- a/app/views/editors/ColorSelector.js
+++ b/app/views/editors/ColorSelector.js
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ ColorSelector.prototype.setupColors = function () {
     this.loadDocumentColors();
 };
 ColorSelector.prototype.loadRecentlyUsedColors = function () {
-    var colors = Config.get("gridcolorpicker.recentlyUsedColors");
+    var colors = Config.get("gridcolorpicker.recentlyUsedColors", "");
     
     this._lastUsedColors = colors;
     var c = colors.split(",");