diff --git a/packages/search-site/src/lib/store.mjs b/packages/search-site/src/lib/store.mjs
index c0012c8..5fc3fe7 100644
--- a/packages/search-site/src/lib/store.mjs
+++ b/packages/search-site/src/lib/store.mjs
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 /* eslint-env browser */
 
 const storage = (() => {
-  // return localstorage in the browser env
-  if (this && this.localStorage) return this.localStorage;
-
-  // return a mock localstorage in the server env
-  return {
-    getItem: () => null,
-    setItem: () => null,
-  };
+  try {
+    return window.localStorage;
+  } catch (err) {
+    // return a mock localstorage in the server env
+    return {
+      getItem: () => null,
+      setItem: () => null,
+    };
+  }
 })();
 
 export default {