diff --git a/web/src/hooks/use-deferred-stream-metadata.ts b/web/src/hooks/use-deferred-stream-metadata.ts
index 8e68b6a6a..44bd1bb0c 100644
--- a/web/src/hooks/use-deferred-stream-metadata.ts
+++ b/web/src/hooks/use-deferred-stream-metadata.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { LiveStreamMetadata } from "@/types/live";
 
 const FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS = 10000;
 const DEFER_DELAY_MS = 2000;
+const EMPTY_METADATA: { [key: string]: LiveStreamMetadata } = {};
 
 /**
  * Hook that fetches go2rtc stream metadata with deferred loading.
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ export default function useDeferredStreamMetadata(streamNames: string[]) {
     return metadata;
   }, []);
 
-  const { data: metadata = {} } = useSWR<{
+  const { data: metadata = EMPTY_METADATA } = useSWR<{
     [key: string]: LiveStreamMetadata;
   }>(swrKey, fetcher, {
     revalidateOnFocus: false,