diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace.store.ts b/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace.store.ts
index 755dd7dc02..4415f416b9 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace.store.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace.store.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Namespace, namespacesApi } from "../../api/endpoints/namespaces.api";
 import { createPageParam } from "../../navigation";
 import { apiManager } from "../../api/api-manager";
 
-const selectedNamespaces = createStorage<string[]>("selected_namespaces", []);
+const selectedNamespaces = createStorage<string[] | undefined>("selected_namespaces", undefined);
 
 export const namespaceUrlParam = createPageParam<string[]>({
   name: "namespaces",
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/storageHelper.ts b/src/renderer/utils/storageHelper.ts
index 5c538d34ae..2b2b14464a 100755
--- a/src/renderer/utils/storageHelper.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/storageHelper.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ export class StorageHelper<T> {
 
   set(value: T) {
     if (value == null) {
-      this.reset();
+      // This cannot use recursion because defaultValue might be null or undefined
+      this.data.set(this.defaultValue);
     } else {
       this.data.set(value);
     }