diff --git a/src/view/com/posts/Feed.tsx b/src/view/com/posts/Feed.tsx
index b095fe07..0de769aa 100644
--- a/src/view/com/posts/Feed.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/posts/Feed.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const Feed = observer(function Feed({
   onPressTryAgain?: () => void
   onScroll?: OnScrollCb
   scrollEventThrottle?: number
-  renderEmptyState?: () => JSX.Element
+  renderEmptyState: () => JSX.Element
   renderEndOfFeed?: () => JSX.Element
   testID?: string
   headerOffset?: number
@@ -116,10 +116,7 @@ export const Feed = observer(function Feed({
   const renderItem = React.useCallback(
     ({item}: {item: any}) => {
       if (item === EMPTY_FEED_ITEM) {
-        if (renderEmptyState) {
-          return renderEmptyState()
-        }
-        return <View />
+        return renderEmptyState()
       } else if (item === ERROR_ITEM) {
         return (
           <ErrorMessage
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Home.tsx b/src/view/screens/Home.tsx
index 8560ad44..cce62f49 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Home.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Home.tsx
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ const FeedPage = observer(function FeedPageImpl({
   testID?: string
   feed: PostsFeedModel
   isPageFocused: boolean
-  renderEmptyState?: () => JSX.Element
+  renderEmptyState: () => JSX.Element
   renderEndOfFeed?: () => JSX.Element
 }) {
   const store = useStores()