diff --git a/connect/community/CustomizationOptions.ts b/connect/community/CustomizationOptions.ts
index 78a8e890..133ffed3 100644
--- a/connect/community/CustomizationOptions.ts
+++ b/connect/community/CustomizationOptions.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export class CustomizationOptions {
   identity: {
     mainColor: string;
     secondaryColor: string;
+    customCss: string;
   };
   identityIsCustom: boolean;
   backgroundsIsCustom: boolean;
@@ -114,11 +115,12 @@ export class CustomizationOptions {
     darkBackground: ButtonsCustomization;
     lightBackground: ButtonsCustomization;
   };
-  
+
   constructor(mainColor: string = null, secondaryColor: string = null) {
     this.identity = {
       mainColor: mainColor ? mainColor : CustomizationOptions.getIdentity().mainColor,
       secondaryColor: secondaryColor ? secondaryColor : CustomizationOptions.getIdentity().secondaryColor,
+      customCss: ""
     };
     this.identityIsCustom = false;
     this.backgroundsIsCustom = false;
@@ -185,6 +187,9 @@ export class CustomizationOptions {
       if (current.identity && current.identity.mainColor && current.identity.secondaryColor) {
         updated = new CustomizationOptions(current.identity.mainColor, current.identity.secondaryColor);
       }
+      if(!current.identity.customCss){
+        current.identity.customCss = defaultCO.identity.customCss;
+      }
       if (!current.backgrounds) {
         current.backgrounds = Object.assign({}, updated.backgrounds);
       }