1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libdeno/api.cc b/libdeno/api.cc
index 6ee2c934f..c059bb534 100644
--- a/libdeno/api.cc
+++ b/libdeno/api.cc
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ Deno* deno_new(deno_buf snapshot, deno_buf shared, deno_recv_cb cb) {
                          v8::MaybeLocal<v8::Value>(),
                          v8::DeserializeInternalFieldsCallback(
                              deno::DeserializeInternalFields, nullptr));
+    if (!snapshot.data_ptr) {
+      // If no snapshot is provided, we initialize the context with empty
+      // main source code and source maps.
+      deno::InitializeContext(isolate, context, "", "", "");
+    }
     d->context_.Reset(isolate, context);
   }