diff --git a/src/scripts/restore-stream.lua b/src/scripts/restore-stream.lua
index 404eede5..0c17bdd7 100644
--- a/src/scripts/restore-stream.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/restore-stream.lua
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 -- Receive script arguments from config.lua
 local config = ... or {}
+config.properties = config.properties or {}
 config_restore_props = config.properties["restore-props"] or false
 config_restore_target = config.properties["restore-target"] or false