diff --git a/src/stores/zine/articles.ts b/src/stores/zine/articles.ts
index ae672df9..b8e75123 100644
--- a/src/stores/zine/articles.ts
+++ b/src/stores/zine/articles.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,9 @@ type InitialState = {
   topRatedMonthArticles?: Shout[]
 }
 
-export const useArticlesStore = ({ sortedArticles }: InitialState = {}) => {
+export const useArticlesStore = (initialState: InitialState = {}) => {
+  const sortedArticles = [...(initialState.sortedArticles || [])]
+
   addArticles(sortedArticles)
 
   if (sortedArticles) {
diff --git a/src/stores/zine/authors.ts b/src/stores/zine/authors.ts
index d7d986ac..fc1914f7 100644
--- a/src/stores/zine/authors.ts
+++ b/src/stores/zine/authors.ts
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ type InitialState = {
   authors?: Author[]
 }
 
-export const useAuthorsStore = ({ authors }: InitialState = {}) => {
-  addAuthors(authors || [])
+export const useAuthorsStore = (initialState: InitialState = {}) => {
+  const authors = [...(initialState.authors || [])]
+  addAuthors(authors)
 
   const getAuthorEntities = useStore(authorEntitiesStore)
   const getSortedAuthors = useStore(sortedAuthorsStore)
diff --git a/src/stores/zine/topics.ts b/src/stores/zine/topics.ts
index fa1995d7..abcd06fb 100644
--- a/src/stores/zine/topics.ts
+++ b/src/stores/zine/topics.ts
@@ -116,9 +116,12 @@ type InitialState = {
   sortBy?: TopicsSortBy
 }
 
-export const useTopicsStore = ({ topics, randomTopics, sortBy }: InitialState = {}) => {
-  if (sortBy) {
-    sortAllByStore.set(sortBy)
+export const useTopicsStore = (initialState: InitialState = {}) => {
+  const topics = [...(initialState.topics || [])]
+  const randomTopics = [...(initialState.randomTopics || [])]
+
+  if (initialState.sortBy) {
+    sortAllByStore.set(initialState.sortBy)
   }
 
   addTopics(topics, randomTopics)