diff --git a/demos/multiview/app.js b/demos/multiview/app.js
index b9f99442..3bfc12a1 100755
--- a/demos/multiview/app.js
+++ b/demos/multiview/app.js
@@ -19,7 +19,13 @@ jQuery(function($) {
   }
   var dataset = null;
   if (state.dataset || state.url) {
-    dataset = recline.Model.Dataset.restore(state);
+    var datasetInfo = _.extend({
+        url: state.url,
+        backend: state.backend
+      },
+      state.dataset
+    );
+    dataset = new recline.Model.Dataset(datasetInfo);
   } else {
     var dataset = new recline.Model.Dataset({
       records: [