diff --git a/src/connect.tsx b/src/connect.tsx
index c3a42c580f..1de44b5a44 100644
--- a/src/connect.tsx
+++ b/src/connect.tsx
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ export default function connect(opts?: ConnectOptions) {
         };
 
         let oldData = {};
-        const forceRender = ({ errors, data = {} }: any) => {
+        const forceRender = ({ errors, data = oldData }: any) => {
           const resultKeyConflict: boolean = (
             'errors' in data ||
             'loading' in data ||