diff --git a/src/dialog/browser/storage.ts b/src/dialog/browser/storage.ts
index 13786e2..0cf255f 100644
--- a/src/dialog/browser/storage.ts
+++ b/src/dialog/browser/storage.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ const DIALOG_V1_TYPES_TO_EXTS: Record<string, string> = {
 }
 export function migrate_localStorage() {
     const now = Date.now()
-    const version = parseInt(localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_VERSION_KEY) || '', 10)
+    const version = parseInt(localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_VERSION_KEY) || '', 10) || 0
     if (version < 2) {
         console.log('Dialog: updating localStorage to version 2')
         const metadata: FilesMetadata = {}