diff --git a/src/storage.js b/src/storage.js
index 7fcfba1..fc8b600 100644
--- a/src/storage.js
+++ b/src/storage.js
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-import * as FileSystem from 'expo-file-system';
-import * as SecureStore from 'expo-secure-store';
+import * as FileSystem from "expo-file-system";
+import * as SecureStore from "expo-secure-store";
 
-import uuid from './uuid';
-import * as AES from './aes';
+import uuid from "./uuid";
+import * as AES from "./aes";
 
-const storageFileUriKey = 'storage_file_uri';
+const storageFileUriKey = "storage_file_uri";
 const storageDirectoryUri = `${FileSystem.documentDirectory}persist-storage/`;
 
 export const createDirectory = () => {
-    FileSystem.getInfoAsync(storageDirectoryUri)
-    .then(({ exists }) => {
+    FileSystem.getInfoAsync(storageDirectoryUri).then(({ exists }) => {
         if (!exists) {
             FileSystem.makeDirectoryAsync(storageDirectoryUri, { intermediates: true });
         }
@@ -25,7 +24,12 @@ export const getAsync = async (key, secureStoreOptions) => {
                 const storageFileUri = await fixedStorageUri(secureStoreOptions);
                 if (storageFileUri) {
                     const storageString = await FileSystem.readAsStringAsync(storageFileUri);
-                    const storage = JSON.parse(storageString);
+
+                    let storage = {};
+                    if (storageString) {
+                        storage = JSON.parse(storageString);
+                    }
+
                     const encryptedValue = storage[key];
                     value = AES.decrypt(encryptedValue, aesKey);
                 }
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ export const getAsync = async (key, secureStoreOptions) => {
         } catch (e) {
             reject(e);
         }
-    });    
+    });
 };
 
 export const setAsync = async (key, value, secureStoreOptions) => {
@@ -44,8 +48,11 @@ export const setAsync = async (key, value, secureStoreOptions) => {
             const currentStorageFileUri = await fixedStorageUri(secureStoreOptions);
             if (currentStorageFileUri) {
                 const storageString = await FileSystem.readAsStringAsync(currentStorageFileUri);
-                storage = JSON.parse(storageString);
-            } 
+
+                if (storageString) {
+                    storage = JSON.parse(storageString);
+                }
+            }
 
             const { encryptionKey, encryptedData } = AES.encryptWithRandomKey(value);
             storage = { ...storage, [key]: encryptedData };
@@ -58,7 +65,7 @@ export const setAsync = async (key, value, secureStoreOptions) => {
             if (currentStorageFileUri) {
                 await FileSystem.deleteAsync(currentStorageFileUri, { idempotent: true });
             }
-            
+
             resolve();
         } catch (e) {
             reject(e);
@@ -72,7 +79,12 @@ export const removeAsync = async (key, secureStoreOptions) => {
             const currentStorageFileUri = await fixedStorageUri(secureStoreOptions);
             if (currentStorageFileUri) {
                 let storageString = await FileSystem.readAsStringAsync(currentStorageFileUri);
-                storage = JSON.parse(storageString);
+
+                let storage = {};
+                if (storageString) {
+                    storage = JSON.parse(storageString);
+                }
+
                 delete storage.key;
                 storageString = JSON.stringify(storage);
 
@@ -80,7 +92,7 @@ export const removeAsync = async (key, secureStoreOptions) => {
                 await FileSystem.writeAsStringAsync(newStorageFileUri, storageString);
                 await SecureStore.setItemAsync(storageFileUriKey, newStorageFileUri, secureStoreOptions);
                 await FileSystem.deleteAsync(currentStorageFileUri, { idempotent: true });
-            } 
+            }
 
             await SecureStore.deleteItemAsync(key, secureStoreOptions);
 
@@ -97,10 +109,10 @@ const generateStorageFileUri = async () => {
     return uri;
 };
 
-const fixedStorageUri = async (secureStoreOptions) => {
+const fixedStorageUri = async secureStoreOptions => {
     const currentStorageFileUri = await SecureStore.getItemAsync(storageFileUriKey, secureStoreOptions);
     if (currentStorageFileUri) {
-        const components = currentStorageFileUri.split('persist-storage/');
+        const components = currentStorageFileUri.split("persist-storage/");
         if (components.length === 2) {
             const fileName = components[1];
             const uri = `${storageDirectoryUri}${fileName}`;