diff --git a/user.js b/user.js
index 5b6f656..26169cb 100644
--- a/user.js
+++ b/user.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry", false);
  * Runs code received from a server (aka Remote Code Execution) and sends information back to a metrics server
  * [1] https://abouthome-snippets-service.readthedocs.io/ ***/
 user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.snippets", false);
-user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.snippets", "{\"\":\"\"}");
+user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.snippets", "{}");
 /* 0105c: disable Activity Stream Top Stories, Pocket-based and/or sponsored content ***/
 user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.topstories", false);
 user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.section.highlights.includePocket", false);