diff --git a/src/src/app/services/storage.service.ts b/src/src/app/services/storage.service.ts
index 2610a770..4c6642e1 100644
--- a/src/src/app/services/storage.service.ts
+++ b/src/src/app/services/storage.service.ts
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ export class StorageService extends SubscriberBase {
 
         // since you updated the local variable above, this remote update will
         //  get picked up by the remote subscription below.
-        if (v.syncCardsAcrossDevices) {
+        if (this.cardsRemoteObject && v.syncCardsAcrossDevices) {
           this.cardsRemoteObject.set(v.currentCards);
         }
       })