diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 6bc1b5d039..9858ea7023 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var categories = require('./src/categories.js'),
 DEVELOPMENT = true;
 
 global.configuration = {};
+global.templates = {};
 
 (function(config) {
     config['ROOT_DIRECTORY'] = __dirname;