diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 3047195..1a0e0dd 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "typescript.tsdk": "node_modules/typescript/lib",
   "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
-    "source.fixAll": true,
-    "source.fixAll.markdownlint": true
+    "source.fixAll": "explicit",
+    "source.fixAll.markdownlint": "explicit"
   },
   "svelte.plugin.svelte.format.config.singleQuote": true,
   "[svelte]": {
diff --git a/src/persisted/storage-utils.ts b/src/persisted/storage-utils.ts
index 455d2a7..92c718d 100644
--- a/src/persisted/storage-utils.ts
+++ b/src/persisted/storage-utils.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,19 @@ const cookieStorage = new CookieStorage();
 
 export const getLocalStorageItem = (key: string): unknown => {
   const item = window.localStorage.getItem(key);
-  return item ? JSON.parse(item) : null;
+  let value
+
+  if (item) {
+    try {
+      value = JSON.parse(item);
+    } catch {
+      value = item
+    }
+  } else {
+    value = null
+  }
+
+  return value;
 };
 
 export const setLocalStorageItem = (key: string, value: unknown): void => {