diff --git a/session_shells/ermine/session/src/element_repository/event_handler.rs b/session_shells/ermine/session/src/element_repository/event_handler.rs
index 20df0b2..fa3b88a 100644
--- a/session_shells/ermine/session/src/element_repository/event_handler.rs
+++ b/session_shells/ermine/session/src/element_repository/event_handler.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
         let view_spec = ViewSpec {
             view_holder_token: Some(token_pair.view_holder_token),
             annotations: Some(annotations),
+            ..ViewSpec::empty()
         };
 
         let (view_controller_proxy, server_end) = create_proxy::<ViewControllerMarker>()?;