diff --git a/src/i18n.js b/src/i18n.js
index e405600ec..fdb5892e3 100644
--- a/src/i18n.js
+++ b/src/i18n.js
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ i18n
       backendOptions: [
         { // LocalStorageBackend
           defaultVersion: version,
-          expirationTime: (!process.env.NODE_ENV || process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') ? 1 : 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
+          expirationTime: (!process.env.NODE_ENV || process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') ? 1 : 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
+          store: typeof window !== 'undefined' && 'localStorage' in window ? window.localStorage : null
         },
         { // HttpBackend
           loadPath: (lngs, namespaces) => {