diff --git a/js/chess.js b/js/chess.js
index e85e6ce..f980113 100644
--- a/js/chess.js
+++ b/js/chess.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
-var gun = Gun(['https://jessemcdonald.info/gun']);
+
+var gun = Gun({
+   peers: ['https://jessemcdonald.info/gun'],
+   /* workaround for persistent errors accumulating which break synchronization */
+   localStorage: false,
+});
 
 let initialBoard = (function (){
    var init = JSON.stringify({