diff --git a/backend/js/ros_scripts.js b/backend/js/ros_scripts.js
index d93df2b..4b05717 100644
--- a/backend/js/ros_scripts.js
+++ b/backend/js/ros_scripts.js
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ ros.on('connection', function() {
   document.getElementById("rosbridgeconnection_badge").innerHTML = 'Connected';
   document.getElementById("ConnectionButton").className = "btn btn-success"
 
-  ros.nodes = [];
-  ros.topics = [];
+  ros.nodes = Array();
+  ros.topics = Array();
 
 });
 
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ ros.on('close', function() {
   document.getElementById("ConnectionIPLabel").innerHTML = 'Connection closed';
   document.getElementById("ConnectionButton").className = "btn btn-warning"
   document.getElementById("rosbridgeconnection_badge").innerHTML = 'Connection closed';
-  ros.nodes = [];
-  ros.topics = [];
+  ros.nodes = Array();
+  ros.topics = Array();
 });
 // Create a connection to the rosbridge WebSocket server.
 ros.connect(ros.connectionName);