diff --git a/app/scripts/notice-controller.js b/app/scripts/notice-controller.js
index 2def4371e..ce686d9d1 100644
--- a/app/scripts/notice-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/notice-controller.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const uniqBy = require('lodash.uniqby')
 
 module.exports = class NoticeController extends EventEmitter {
 
-  constructor (opts) {
+  constructor (opts = {}) {
     super()
     this.noticePoller = null
     this.firstVersion = opts.firstVersion
diff --git a/test/unit/app/controllers/notice-controller-test.js b/test/unit/app/controllers/notice-controller-test.js
index 5e6ae9ac5..834c88f7b 100644
--- a/test/unit/app/controllers/notice-controller-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/app/controllers/notice-controller-test.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ describe('notice-controller', function () {
   var noticeController
 
   beforeEach(function () {
-    noticeController = new NoticeController({})
+    noticeController = new NoticeController()
   })
 
   describe('notices', function () {