diff --git a/examples/Viewer.tsx b/examples/Viewer.tsx
index 7ffcb3c7..8c9fd511 100644
--- a/examples/Viewer.tsx
+++ b/examples/Viewer.tsx
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ class Viewer extends React.Component<InputParams, ViewerState> {
                     const geoAssets = filesArr.reduce((acc, cur, index) => {
                         if (index !== simulariumFileIndex) {
                             acc[cur.name] = parsedFiles[index];
-                            return acc;
                         }
+                        return acc;
                     }, {});
                     const fileName = filesArr[simulariumFileIndex].name;
                     this.loadFile(simulariumFile, fileName, geoAssets);
diff --git a/src/controller/index.ts b/src/controller/index.ts
index cf940ba3..9d0fbe11 100644
--- a/src/controller/index.ts
+++ b/src/controller/index.ts
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ export default class SimulariumController {
             throw new Error("File must be a .simularium file");
         }
 
-        if (geoAssets && geoAssets.length) {
+        if (geoAssets) {
             return this.changeFile({ simulariumFile, geoAssets }, fileName);
         } else {
             return this.changeFile({ simulariumFile }, fileName);