diff --git a/cmd/tsconnect/README.md b/cmd/tsconnect/README.md
index ad1ff1115..536cd7bbf 100644
--- a/cmd/tsconnect/README.md
+++ b/cmd/tsconnect/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ To start the development server:
 ./tool/go run ./cmd/tsconnect dev
 ```
 
-The site is served at http://localhost:9090/. JavaScript and CSS changes can be picked up with a browser reload. Go changes (including to the `wasm` package) require the server to be stopped and restarted. In development mode the state the Tailscale client is stored in `sessionStorage` and will thus survive page reloads (but not the tab being closed).
+The site is served at http://localhost:9090/. JavaScript, CSS and Go `wasm` package changes can be picked up with a browser reload. Server-side Go changes require the server to be stopped and restarted. In development mode the state the Tailscale client state is stored in `sessionStorage` and will thus survive page reloads (but not the tab being closed).
 
 ## Deployment
 
diff --git a/cmd/tsconnect/wasm/wasm_js.go b/cmd/tsconnect/wasm/wasm_js.go
index 9a1020c91..e070197a3 100644
--- a/cmd/tsconnect/wasm/wasm_js.go
+++ b/cmd/tsconnect/wasm/wasm_js.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func newIPN(jsConfig js.Value) map[string]any {
 
 	logid := lpc.PublicID.String()
 	srv := ipnserver.New(logf, logid)
-	lb, err := ipnlocal.NewLocalBackend(logf, logid, store, "wasm", dialer, eng, controlclient.LoginEphemeral)
+	lb, err := ipnlocal.NewLocalBackend(logf, logid, store, "", dialer, eng, controlclient.LoginEphemeral)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("ipnlocal.NewLocalBackend: %v", err)
 	}