diff --git a/hooks/useUser.js b/hooks/useUser.js
index 7e5952bb..2bc81569 100644
--- a/hooks/useUser.js
+++ b/hooks/useUser.js
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ export const UserProvider = ({ children }) => {
   // new one if needed
   useEffect(() => {
     const interval = setInterval(() => {
-      const tokenCreatedAt = JSON.parse(
-        localStorage.getItem('bearer'),
-      )?.created_at
+      const tokenCreatedAt = localStorage
+        ? JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('bearer'))?.created_at
+        : null // if localStorage is disabled in the browser it returns null
       if (tokenCreatedAt) {
         const tokenExpiry = tokenCreatedAt + TWELVE_HOURS
         const now = Date.now()
@@ -118,8 +118,4 @@ export const UserProvider = ({ children }) => {
   )
 }
 
-const useUser = () => {
-  return useContext(UserContext)
-}
-
 export default useUser