diff --git a/src/state/megaStore.tsx b/src/state/megaStore.tsx
index 29fcb153..2ffa5805 100644
--- a/src/state/megaStore.tsx
+++ b/src/state/megaStore.tsx
@@ -208,6 +208,26 @@ export const makeMegaStoreContext = () => {
                     console.log("No nsec stored");
                 }
 
+                // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Storage_API
+                // Ask the browser to not clear storage
+                if (navigator.storage && navigator.storage.persist) {
+                    navigator.storage.persist().then((persistent) => {
+                        if (persistent) {
+                            console.log(
+                                "Storage will not be cleared except by explicit user action"
+                            );
+                        } else {
+                            console.log(
+                                "Storage may be cleared by the UA under storage pressure."
+                            );
+                        }
+                    });
+                } else {
+                    console.warn(
+                        "Persistent storage not supported, storage may be cleared by the UA under storage pressure."
+                    );
+                }
+
                 const success = await sw.setupMutinyWallet(
                     settings,
                     password,
diff --git a/src/workers/walletWorker.ts b/src/workers/walletWorker.ts
index f81291ea..8a7242a3 100644
--- a/src/workers/walletWorker.ts
+++ b/src/workers/walletWorker.ts
@@ -97,22 +97,6 @@ export async function setupMutinyWallet(
 ): Promise<boolean> {
     console.log("Starting setup...");
 
-    // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Storage_API
-    // Ask the browser to not clear storage
-    if (navigator.storage && navigator.storage.persist) {
-        navigator.storage.persist().then((persistent) => {
-            if (persistent) {
-                console.log(
-                    "Storage will not be cleared except by explicit user action"
-                );
-            } else {
-                console.log(
-                    "Storage may be cleared by the UA under storage pressure."
-                );
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
     const {
         network,
         proxy,