diff --git a/static/js/editor.js b/static/js/editor.js
index e2566fe2..8987facd 100644
--- a/static/js/editor.js
+++ b/static/js/editor.js
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ pandora.ui.editor = function(data) {
                 pandora.UI.set({videoResolution: data.resolution});
             },
             select: function(data) {
-                pandora.UI.set('videoPoints.' + ui.item + '.annotation', data.id.split('/')[1]);
+                pandora.UI.set('videoPoints.' + ui.item + '.annotation', data.id.split('/')[1] || '');
             },
             subtitles: function(data) {
                 pandora.UI.set({videoSubtitles: data.subtitles});
diff --git a/static/js/player.js b/static/js/player.js
index 09abe245..4231a07b 100644
--- a/static/js/player.js
+++ b/static/js/player.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ pandora.ui.player = function(data) {
                 pandora.UI.set({videoScale: data.scale});
             },
             select: function(data) {
-                pandora.UI.set('videoPoints.' + ui.item + '.annotation', data.id.split('/')[1]);
+                pandora.UI.set('videoPoints.' + ui.item + '.annotation', data.id.split('/')[1] || '');
             },
             subtitles: function(data) {
                 pandora.UI.set({videoSubtitles: data.subtitles});