diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/services/current_order.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/services/current_order.js.coffee
index 9d8cbda9ef..03c9e2819c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/services/current_order.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/services/current_order.js.coffee
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@ Darkswarm.factory 'CurrentOrder', (currentOrder) ->
   new class CurrentOrder
     constructor: ->
         @[k] = v for k, v of currentOrder
+        @cart_count ?= 0
+
     empty: =>
       @line_items.length == 0