diff --git a/test-project/src/main/scala/net/liftmodules/ng/test/comet/BindingActors.scala b/test-project/src/main/scala/net/liftmodules/ng/test/comet/BindingActors.scala
index 8a3b61d1..1954d0b5 100644
--- a/test-project/src/main/scala/net/liftmodules/ng/test/comet/BindingActors.scala
+++ b/test-project/src/main/scala/net/liftmodules/ng/test/comet/BindingActors.scala
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ with BindingToClient with BindingToServer {
   }
 }
 
-class EmbeddedFuturesBinder extends SimpleNgModelBinder[EmbeddedFutures] ("bound", EmbeddedFuturesSnips.buildModel) with BindingToClient
+class EmbeddedFuturesBinder extends SimpleNgModelBinder[EmbeddedFutures] ("bound", EmbeddedFuturesSnips.buildEmptyModel) with BindingToClient {
+  this ! EmbeddedFuturesSnips.buildModel
+}
 
 class MultipleBinder1 extends SimpleNgModelBinder("bound1", Message("Bound-1")) with BindingToClient
 class MultipleBinder2 extends SimpleNgModelBinder("bound2", Message("Bound-2")) with BindingToClient
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diff --git a/test-project/src/main/scala/net/liftmodules/ng/test/snippet/EmbeddedFuturesSnips.scala b/test-project/src/main/scala/net/liftmodules/ng/test/snippet/EmbeddedFuturesSnips.scala
index c2a2ec3d..758a76df 100644
--- a/test-project/src/main/scala/net/liftmodules/ng/test/snippet/EmbeddedFuturesSnips.scala
+++ b/test-project/src/main/scala/net/liftmodules/ng/test/snippet/EmbeddedFuturesSnips.scala
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ object EmbeddedFuturesSnips {
       )
   )
 
+  def buildEmptyModel = {
+    EmbeddedFutures(emptyFuture, emptyFuture, emptyFuture, emptyFuture, List(emptyFuture, emptyFuture), emptyFuture)
+  }
+
+  def emptyFuture[T]: LAFuture[Box[T]] = {
+    val future = new LAFuture[Box[T]]
+    future.satisfy(Empty)
+    future
+  }
+
+
   def buildModel = {
     val resolved = new LAFuture[Box[String]]
     resolved.satisfy(Full("resolved"))
diff --git a/test-project/src/main/webapp/js/EmbeddedFuturesApp.js b/test-project/src/main/webapp/js/EmbeddedFuturesApp.js
index 806b53db..cfd9a079 100644
--- a/test-project/src/main/webapp/js/EmbeddedFuturesApp.js
+++ b/test-project/src/main/webapp/js/EmbeddedFuturesApp.js
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ angular.module('EmbeddedFuturesApp', ['lift-ng', 'EmbeddedFutures'])
   };
 
   $scope.$watch('bound', function(obj){
+    if (typeof obj == 'undefined')
+      return;
+    console.log("bound was changed to: ", obj);
     obj.resolved.then(binding("resolved"));
     obj.failed.catch(binding("failed"));
     obj.string.then(binding("string"));
@@ -76,6 +79,8 @@ angular.module('EmbeddedFuturesApp', ['lift-ng', 'EmbeddedFutures'])
     obj.arr[0].then(binding("arr0"));
     obj.arr[1].then(binding("arr1"));
     obj.fobj.then(function(fobj){
+      if (typeof fobj == 'undefined')
+        return;
       fobj.resolved.then(binding("fobj_resolved"));
       fobj.failed.catch(binding("fobj_failed"));
       fobj.string.then(binding("fobj_string"));