diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/dm/models/ve.dm.MWMediaResourceProvider.js b/modules/ve-mw/dm/models/ve.dm.MWMediaResourceProvider.js
index bef33e331a..9427a47881 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/dm/models/ve.dm.MWMediaResourceProvider.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/dm/models/ve.dm.MWMediaResourceProvider.js
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ ve.dm.MWMediaResourceProvider = function VeDmMWMediaResourceProvider( apiurl, co
 
 	// Fetching configuration
 	this.scriptDirUrl = config.scriptDirUrl;
-	this.isLocal = config.local;
+	this.isLocal = ( 'local' in config );
 
-	if ( config.local ) {
+	if ( this.isLocal ) {
 		this.setAjaxSettings( {
 			url: mw.util.wikiScript( 'api' ),
 			// If the url is local use json
diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/dm/models/ve.dm.MWMediaResourceQueue.js b/modules/ve-mw/dm/models/ve.dm.MWMediaResourceQueue.js
index 7c073ffc09..b33855846e 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/dm/models/ve.dm.MWMediaResourceQueue.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/dm/models/ve.dm.MWMediaResourceQueue.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ ve.dm.MWMediaResourceQueue.prototype.setup = function () {
 ve.dm.MWMediaResourceQueue.prototype.getFileRepos = function () {
 	var defaultSource = [ {
 			url: mw.util.wikiScript( 'api' ),
-			local: true
+			local: ''
 		} ];
 
 	if ( !this.fileRepoPromise ) {