diff --git a/src/reducers/toolbox.js b/src/reducers/toolbox.js
index 0d3257df10a85090a5560760124d1e4476a532f1..3f559884f0771545acc67eacf867adcc0274f994 100644
--- a/src/reducers/toolbox.js
+++ b/src/reducers/toolbox.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 const UPDATE_TOOLBOX = 'scratch-gui/toolbox/UPDATE_TOOLBOX';
+import makeToolboxXML from '../lib/make-toolbox-xml';
 
 const initialState = {
-    toolboxXML: ''
+    // @todo switch this to make the stage's XML
+    toolboxXML: makeToolboxXML('')
 };
 
 const reducer = function (state, action) {