diff --git a/src/utils/muse.ts b/src/utils/muse.ts
index 112d93e0..ea125122 100644
--- a/src/utils/muse.ts
+++ b/src/utils/muse.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const findCookie = (cookies: string, match: string) => {
 };
 
 export const initMuse = async (
-  cookies: Promise<string> = getItem(StorageKeys.YTMCOOKIES),
+  cookies: Promise<string> = getItem(StorageKeys.YTMCOOKIES, ''),
 ) => {
   const sapisid = findCookie(await cookies, 'SAPISID') ?? '';
   // https://github.com/sigma67/ytmusicapi/blob/9ce284a7eae9c4cdc04bb098f7549cc5f1c80e22/ytmusicapi/helpers.py#L52