diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/app.py b/selfprivacy_api/app.py
index 7a8a25e..ded3ba2 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/app.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/app.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def create_app(test_config=None):
     def spec():
         if app.config["ENABLE_SWAGGER"] == "1":
             swag = swagger(app)
-            swag["info"]["version"] = "1.2.0"
+            swag["info"]["version"] = "1.2.1"
             swag["info"]["title"] = "SelfPrivacy API"
             swag["info"]["description"] = "SelfPrivacy API"
             swag["securityDefinitions"] = {
diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/resources/common.py b/selfprivacy_api/resources/common.py
index d54d954..621af9f 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/resources/common.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/resources/common.py
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ class ApiVersion(Resource):
             401:
                 description: Unauthorized
         """
-        return {"version": "1.2.0"}
+        return {"version": "1.2.1"}
diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/resources/services/ssh.py b/selfprivacy_api/resources/services/ssh.py
index 43159d0..d9a1279 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/resources/services/ssh.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/resources/services/ssh.py
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ class SSHKeys(Resource):
                 for key in data["ssh"]["rootKeys"]:
                     if key == args["public_key"]:
                         data["ssh"]["rootKeys"].remove(key)
+                        # If rootKeys became zero length, add empty string
+                        if len(data["ssh"]["rootKeys"]) == 0:
+                            data["ssh"]["rootKeys"].append("")
                         return {
                             "message": "SSH key deleted",
                         }, 200
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e5a98b0..a067927 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 setup(
     name="selfprivacy_api",
-    version="1.2.0",
+    version="1.2.1",
     packages=find_packages(),
     scripts=[
         "selfprivacy_api/app.py",
diff --git a/tests/services/test_ssh.py b/tests/services/test_ssh.py
index 8bbe261..a02040f 100644
--- a/tests/services/test_ssh.py
+++ b/tests/services/test_ssh.py
@@ -305,12 +305,9 @@ def test_delete_root_key(authorized_client, root_and_admin_have_keys):
         "/services/ssh/keys/root", json={"public_key": "ssh-ed25519 KEY test@pc"}
     )
     assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert (
-        read_json(root_and_admin_have_keys / "root_and_admin_have_keys.json")["ssh"][
-            "rootKeys"
-        ]
-        == []
-    )
+    assert read_json(root_and_admin_have_keys / "root_and_admin_have_keys.json")["ssh"][
+        "rootKeys"
+    ] == [""]
 
 
 def test_delete_root_nonexistent_key(authorized_client, root_and_admin_have_keys):