diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/ApplinkDialog.vue b/dashboard/src/components/ApplinkDialog.vue
index c7d36650c..fcca994cb 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/ApplinkDialog.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/ApplinkDialog.vue
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const isValid = computed(() => {
   return true;
 });
 
-let iconFile = null;
+let iconFile = 'src';
 function onIconChanged(file) {
   iconFile = file;
 }
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/UserDialog.vue b/dashboard/src/components/UserDialog.vue
index 28972145b..304c5aec4 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/UserDialog.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/UserDialog.vue
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ async function onReset2FA() {
   reset2FABusy.value = false;
 }
 
-let avatarFile = null;
+let avatarFile = 'src';
 function onAvatarChanged(file) {
   avatarFile = file;
 }