diff --git a/docs/walkthroughs/saving-to-a-database.md b/docs/walkthroughs/saving-to-a-database.md
index 10f2ab7d7..955ef1bb8 100644
--- a/docs/walkthroughs/saving-to-a-database.md
+++ b/docs/walkthroughs/saving-to-a-database.md
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ const initialContent = (
 class App extends React.Component {
 
   state = {
-    state: Raw.deserialize(initialContent)
+    state: Raw.deserialize(initialContent, {terse: true})
   }
 
   onChange = (state) => {