diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/compose.js b/app/soapbox/actions/compose.js
index 04b1c3cd7..3361188b6 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/compose.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/compose.js
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export function submitCompose(routerHistory, force = false) {
 
     const status = state.getIn(['compose', 'text'], '');
     const media  = state.getIn(['compose', 'media_attachments']);
-    let to       = state.getIn(['compose', 'to'], null);
+    let to       = state.getIn(['compose', 'to']);
 
     if (!validateSchedule(state)) {
       dispatch(snackbar.error(messages.scheduleError));
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/compose.js b/app/soapbox/reducers/compose.js
index c0ee4af0b..57796af63 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/reducers/compose.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/compose.js
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ export default function compose(state = initialState, action) {
   case REDRAFT:
     return state.withMutations(map => {
       map.set('text', action.raw_text || unescapeHTML(expandMentions(action.status)));
-      map.set('to', action.explicitAddressing ? getExplicitMentions(action.status.get('account', 'id'), action.status) : null);
+      map.set('to', action.explicitAddressing ? getExplicitMentions(action.status.get('account', 'id'), action.status) : undefined);
       map.set('in_reply_to', action.status.get('in_reply_to_id'));
       map.set('privacy', action.status.get('visibility'));
       // TODO: Actually fix this rather than just removing it