diff --git a/apps/sunrise/app.js b/apps/sunrise/app.js
index b6dd71702..30b344c56 100644
--- a/apps/sunrise/app.js
+++ b/apps/sunrise/app.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ let location;
 // requires the myLocation app
 function loadLocation () {
   try {
-    return require('Storage').readJSON(LOCATION_FILE, 1) || {};
+    return require('Storage').readJSON(LOCATION_FILE, 1);
   } catch (e) {
     return { };
   }