diff --git a/_chapters/add-the-create-note-page.md b/_chapters/add-the-create-note-page.md
index 601320ccf..04b1a49ca 100644
--- a/_chapters/add-the-create-note-page.md
+++ b/_chapters/add-the-create-note-page.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default class NewNote extends Component {
     this.file = null;
 
     this.state = {
-      isLoading: null,
+      isLoading: false,
       content: ""
     };
   }
diff --git a/_chapters/render-the-note-form.md b/_chapters/render-the-note-form.md
index 5e27c8329..9e005b486 100644
--- a/_chapters/render-the-note-form.md
+++ b/_chapters/render-the-note-form.md
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ To complete this code, let's add `isLoading` and `isDeleting` to the state.
 
 ``` javascript
 this.state = {
-  isLoading: null,
-  isDeleting: null,
+  isLoading: false,
+  isDeleting: false,
   note: null,
   content: "",
   attachmentURL: null