diff --git a/examples/with-apollo/lib/withData.js b/examples/with-apollo/lib/withData.js
index 10954497..984c8a2c 100644
--- a/examples/with-apollo/lib/withData.js
+++ b/examples/with-apollo/lib/withData.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default ComposedComponent => {
     }
 
     static async getInitialProps (ctx) {
-      let serverState = {}
+      let serverState = { apollo: {} }
 
       // Evaluate the composed component's getInitialProps()
       let composedInitialProps = {}