diff --git a/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/binfile.clj b/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/binfile.clj
index 3556b8eca1..3151701376 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/binfile.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/binfile.clj
@@ -382,8 +382,8 @@
 
 ;; --- GENERAL PURPOSE DYNAMIC VARS
 
-(def ^:dynamic *state*)
-(def ^:dynamic *options*)
+(def ^:dynamic *state* nil)
+(def ^:dynamic *options* nil)
 
 ;; --- EXPORT WRITER
 
diff --git a/backend/src/app/srepl/helpers.clj b/backend/src/app/srepl/helpers.clj
index e895243cdd..113dae09c9 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/srepl/helpers.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/srepl/helpers.clj
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
    [promesa.exec :as px]
    [promesa.exec.csp :as sp]))
 
-(def ^:dynamic *conn*)
-(def ^:dynamic *pool*)
+(def ^:dynamic *conn* nil)
+(def ^:dynamic *pool* nil)
 
 (defn println!
   [& params]