--- a/mouchak/server.py
+++ b/mouchak/server.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 siteContent = db['content']
 siteMenu = db['menu']
 if siteMenu.find_one() == None:
-    siteMenu.insert({'customMenu': False, 'menuOrder': [], html: ''})
+    siteMenu.insert({'customMenu': False, 'menuOrder': [], 'html': ''})
 
 
 # handy reference to otherwise long name