diff --git a/js/pacosako_ui.js b/js/pacosako_ui.js
index bc59bfb..ef169dd 100644
--- a/js/pacosako_ui.js
+++ b/js/pacosako_ui.js
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 'use strict';
 $(function (){
+   /* workaround for persistent errors accumulating which break synchronization */
+   if ('localStorage' in window) {
+      window.localStorage.removeItem('gun/');
+      window.localStorage.removeItem('gap/gun/');
+   }
+
    let gun = Gun({
       peers: ['https://jessemcdonald.info/gun'],
-      /* workaround for persistent errors accumulating which break synchronization */
-      //localStorage: false,
    });
 
    const PS = window.PacoSako;