diff --git a/packages/webui/src/public/app.js b/packages/webui/src/public/app.js
index 2084ff63..510aea43 100644
--- a/packages/webui/src/public/app.js
+++ b/packages/webui/src/public/app.js
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
     const refused = err.status === 403;
     failed = refused ? 'refused' : true; $('error').hidden = false;
     if (refused) {
-      data = null; selected = null; project = null;
+      data = null; project = null;
       $('projects').innerHTML = '<p class="muted">Not read: the board refused the read.</p>';
       for (const id of ['waiting-count', 'seen-count', 'session-count']) $(id).textContent = '–';
       $('footer').textContent = 'Board not read: refused';