diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/main/browser-pane.ts b/packages/desktop/src/main/browser-pane.ts
index cbb31d21db6..bbffe9bd0cd 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/main/browser-pane.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/main/browser-pane.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export function createBrowserPane() {
   function publishState(entry: Entry, error?: string) {
     const state = entry.page?.state() ?? null
     send(entry, { type: "browser.control.state", state })
-    publish(entry, { type: "state", state, error })
+    publish(entry, { type: "state", state, ...(error === undefined ? {} : { error }) })
   }
 
   function create(entry: Entry) {
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/platform/index.ts b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/platform/index.ts
index df665a2ff08..6a2141bd9a6 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/platform/index.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/platform/index.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ export function createDesktopPlatform(
         return {
           setLayout(layout) {
             if (!closed)
-              void ready.then(() => api.browserPane.send({ type: "layout", bindingID, layout })).catch(() => undefined)
+              void ready
+                .then(() =>
+                  api.browserPane.send({ type: "layout", bindingID, ...(layout === undefined ? {} : { layout }) }),
+                )
+                .catch(() => undefined)
           },
           command: (command) => ready.then(() => api.browserPane.request({ type: "command", bindingID, command })),
           close() {