diff --git a/aider/__init__.py b/aider/__init__.py
index 4c3f26c50bc..178b19751ad 100644
--- a/aider/__init__.py
+++ b/aider/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from packaging import version
 
-__version__ = "0.88.31.dev"
+__version__ = "0.88.32.dev"
 safe_version = __version__
 
 try:
diff --git a/aider/coders/chat_chunks.py b/aider/coders/chat_chunks.py
index da5557f4ba3..31c34035a01 100644
--- a/aider/coders/chat_chunks.py
+++ b/aider/coders/chat_chunks.py
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ class ChatChunks:
     chunk_ordering: List = field(default_factory=list)
 
     def __init__(self, chunk_ordering=None):
-        if chunk_ordering is not None:
-            self.chunk_ordering = chunk_ordering
+        self.chunk_ordering = chunk_ordering
 
     def all_messages(self):
         if self.chunk_ordering: