diff --git a/cmd/index.go b/cmd/index.go
index 627fd29..fe353a7 100644
--- a/cmd/index.go
+++ b/cmd/index.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Copyright © 2024 Seednode <seednode@seedno.de>
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/gob"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ func makeTree(list []string) ([]byte, error) {
 		return []byte{}, err
 	}
 
-	return resp, nil
+	return bytes.ReplaceAll(resp, []byte(": null"), []byte{}), nil
 }
 
 func (index *fileIndex) List() []string {
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 1540e54..4d8e4a6 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	AllowedCharacters string = `^[A-z0-9.\-_]+$`
-	ReleaseVersion    string = "8.6.0"
+	ReleaseVersion    string = "8.6.1"
 )
 
 var (