diff --git a/thread.go b/thread.go
index ec84a29..89e81f0 100644
--- a/thread.go
+++ b/thread.go
@@ -366,14 +366,17 @@ func RestoreSimpleThread(ctx *Context, thread Thread, j SimpleThreadJSON, nodes
       return fmt.Errorf("%+v is not a Thread as expected", child_node)
     }
 
-    info_ser, err := json.Marshal(info_raw)
-    if err != nil {
-      return err
-    }
+    var parsed_info ThreadInfo
+    if info_raw != nil {
+      info_ser, err := json.Marshal(info_raw)
+      if err != nil {
+        return err
+      }
 
-    parsed_info, err := thread.DeserializeInfo(ctx, info_ser)
-    if err != nil {
-      return err
+      parsed_info, err = thread.DeserializeInfo(ctx, info_ser)
+      if err != nil {
+        return err
+      }
     }
 
     thread.AddChild(child_t, parsed_info)