diff --git a/apps/cic-meta/scripts/server/server.ts b/apps/cic-meta/scripts/server/server.ts
index 66fde62a..29aa923e 100755
--- a/apps/cic-meta/scripts/server/server.ts
+++ b/apps/cic-meta/scripts/server/server.ts
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ async function processRequest(req, res) {
 						res.end();
 						return;
 					}
+					content = '';
 					break;
 
 				case 'get:automerge:client':
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ async function processRequest(req, res) {
 		}
 
 		if (content === undefined) {
-			console.error('empty content', data);
+			console.error('empty content', mod, digest, data);
 			res.writeHead(404, {"Content-Type": "text/plain"});
 			res.end();
 			return;