diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 1423b00f0..ee93ca92b 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
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     <!-- putting styles here to avoid having to wait for styles to load up -->
     <link rel="stylesheet" id="splashscreen" href="/static/splash.css" />
-    <style id="pleroma-eager-styles"></style>
-    <style id="pleroma-lazy-styles"></style>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" id="pleroma-eager-styles" type="text/css" href="/static/empty.css" />
+    <link rel="stylesheet" id="pleroma-lazy-styles" type="text/css" href="/static/empty.css" />
     <style id="theme-holder"></style>
     <style id="theme-preview-holder"></style>
     <style id="component-style-holder"></style>