diff --git a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/models/foxx.js b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/models/foxx.js
index 857d700bdf..ab86b5b656 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/models/foxx.js
+++ b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/models/foxx.js
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
     idAttribute: '_key',
 
     defaults: {
+      "author": "Unknown Author",
       "title": "",
       "version": "Unknown Version",
       "mount": "",
       "description": "No description",
       "license": "Unknown License",
+      "contributors": [],
       "git": "",
       "isSystem": false,
       "development": false
diff --git a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/templates/applicationDetailView.ejs b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/templates/applicationDetailView.ejs
index 8ed6d4812f..e8397f559b 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/templates/applicationDetailView.ejs
+++ b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/templates/applicationDetailView.ejs
@@ -35,11 +35,15 @@
         <dd><%= attributes.author %></dd>
         <dt>Contributors</dt>
         <dd>
+          <% if (attributes.contributors.length > 0) { %>
           <ul>
           <% _.each(attributes.contributors, function (contributor) { %>
             <li><a href="mailto:<%= contributor.email %>"><%= contributor.name %></a></li>
           <% }); %>
           </ul>
+          <% } else { %>
+          No contributors
+          <% } %>
         </dd>
       </dl>
     </aside>