diff --git a/cast/src/receiver/layout/hc-lovelace.ts b/cast/src/receiver/layout/hc-lovelace.ts
index 0de33aa69d..01b6f03fb0 100644
--- a/cast/src/receiver/layout/hc-lovelace.ts
+++ b/cast/src/receiver/layout/hc-lovelace.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class HcLovelace extends LitElement {
   @property({ attribute: false })
   public lovelaceConfig!: LovelaceConfig;
 
-  @property() public viewPath?: string | number;
+  @property() public viewPath?: string | number | null;
 
   @property() public urlPath: string | null = null;
 
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ class HcLovelace extends LitElement {
   }
 
   private get _viewIndex() {
+    if (this.viewPath === null) {
+      return 0;
+    }
     const selectedView = this.viewPath;
     const selectedViewInt = parseInt(selectedView as string, 10);
     for (let i = 0; i < this.lovelaceConfig.views.length; i++) {
diff --git a/cast/src/receiver/layout/hc-main.ts b/cast/src/receiver/layout/hc-main.ts
index dcf7a80eec..64b821817a 100644
--- a/cast/src/receiver/layout/hc-main.ts
+++ b/cast/src/receiver/layout/hc-main.ts
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ export class HcMain extends HassElement {
 
   @state() private _lovelacePath: string | number | null = null;
 
-  @state() private _error?: string;
-
   @state() private _urlPath?: string | null;
 
+  @state() private _error?: string;
+
   private _hassUUID?: string;
 
   private _unsubLovelace?: UnsubscribeFunc;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export class HcMain extends HassElement {
 
     if (
       !this._lovelaceConfig ||
-      this._lovelacePath === null ||
+      this._urlPath === undefined ||
       // Guard against part of HA not being loaded yet.
       !this.hass ||
       !this.hass.states ||
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ export class HcMain extends HassElement {
       <hc-lovelace
         .hass=${this.hass}
         .lovelaceConfig=${this._lovelaceConfig}
-        .viewPath=${this._lovelacePath}
         .urlPath=${this._urlPath}
+        .viewPath=${this._lovelacePath}
         @config-refresh=${this._generateDefaultLovelaceConfig}
       ></hc-lovelace>
     `;
@@ -226,9 +226,9 @@ export class HcMain extends HassElement {
     this.initializeHass(auth, connection);
     if (this._hassUUID !== msg.hassUUID) {
       this._hassUUID = msg.hassUUID;
-      this._lovelacePath = null;
-      this._urlPath = undefined;
       this._lovelaceConfig = undefined;
+      this._urlPath = undefined;
+      this._lovelacePath = null;
       if (this._unsubLovelace) {
         this._unsubLovelace();
         this._unsubLovelace = undefined;
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ export class HcMain extends HassElement {
         ],
       };
       this._urlPath = "energy";
-      this._lovelacePath = 0;
+      this._lovelacePath = null;
       this._sendStatus();
       return;
     }