diff --git a/packages/cloud_firestore/example/lib/main.dart b/packages/cloud_firestore/example/lib/main.dart
index 27138f2fbd9e..1681e1b4d85a 100755
--- a/packages/cloud_firestore/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/packages/cloud_firestore/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class MessageList extends StatelessWidget {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return StreamBuilder<QuerySnapshot>(
+    return StreamBuilder<QuerySnapshot>.withoutInitialData(
       stream: firestore.collection('messages').snapshots(),
       builder: (BuildContext context, AsyncSnapshot<QuerySnapshot> snapshot) {
         if (!snapshot.hasData) return const Text('Loading...');
diff --git a/packages/firebase_storage/example/lib/main.dart b/packages/firebase_storage/example/lib/main.dart
index f388435938c2..674840b5b78c 100755
--- a/packages/firebase_storage/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/packages/firebase_storage/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class UploadTaskListTile extends StatelessWidget {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return StreamBuilder<StorageTaskEvent>(
+    return StreamBuilder<StorageTaskEvent>.withoutInitialData(
       stream: task.events,
       builder: (BuildContext context,
           AsyncSnapshot<StorageTaskEvent> asyncSnapshot) {