diff --git a/api/server/router/build/build_routes.go b/api/server/router/build/build_routes.go
index 60a136a92c..f41a6d43e2 100644
--- a/api/server/router/build/build_routes.go
+++ b/api/server/router/build/build_routes.go
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ func (br *buildRouter) postPrune(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not parse filters")
 	}
 	ksfv := r.FormValue("keep-storage")
+	if ksfv == "" {
+		ksfv = "0"
+	}
 	ks, err := strconv.Atoi(ksfv)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "keep-storage is in bytes and expects an integer, got %v", ksfv)