diff --git a/src/packages/command-panel/lib/command-panel.coffee b/src/packages/command-panel/lib/command-panel.coffee
index 1159e9ce4..43291ef80 100644
--- a/src/packages/command-panel/lib/command-panel.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/command-panel/lib/command-panel.coffee
@@ -3,15 +3,12 @@ CommandPanelView = require './command-panel-view'
 module.exports =
   commandPanelView: null
 
-  activate: (@state) ->
-    @commandPanelView = new CommandPanelView(@state)
+  activate: (state) ->
+    @commandPanelView = new CommandPanelView(state)
 
   deactivate: ->
     @commandPanelView?.destroy()
     @commandPanelView = null
 
   serialize: ->
-    if @commandPanelView?
-      @commandPanelView.serialize()
-    else
-      @state
+    @commandPanelView.serialize()