diff --git a/Client/public/res/js/node.js b/Client/public/res/js/node.js
index dd2cf94..7b8d45d 100644
--- a/Client/public/res/js/node.js
+++ b/Client/public/res/js/node.js
@@ -30,13 +30,15 @@ function addToastToStorage(time, message) {
     var toasts = [{ 'time': time, 'message': message }]
     var storedToasts = getStoredToasts();
     console.log("Adding new notification to storage: ", toasts);
-    toasts = toasts.concat(storedToasts);
-    console.log("Combined new and stored notifications: ", toasts);
-    toasts = toasts.filter((value, index, self) =>
-        index === self.findIndex((t) => (
-            t.time === value.time && t.message === value.message
-        ))
-    )
+    if (storedToasts) {
+        toasts = toasts.concat(storedToasts);
+        console.log("Combined new and stored notifications: ", toasts);
+        toasts = toasts.filter((value, index, self) =>
+            index === self.findIndex((t) => (
+                t.time === value.time && t.message === value.message
+            ))
+        )
+    }
     console.log("Deduped stored notifications: ", toasts);
     localStorage.setItem("toasts", JSON.stringify(toasts));
     navbarUpdateNotificationBellCount(toasts);
diff --git a/Server/public/res/js/node.js b/Server/public/res/js/node.js
index 67ea019..41e8f6c 100644
--- a/Server/public/res/js/node.js
+++ b/Server/public/res/js/node.js
@@ -30,13 +30,15 @@ function addToastToStorage(time, message) {
     var toasts = [{ 'time': time, 'message': message }]
     var storedToasts = getStoredToasts();
     console.log("Adding new notification to storage: ", toasts);
-    toasts = toasts.concat(storedToasts);
-    console.log("Combined new and stored notifications: ", toasts);
-    toasts = toasts.filter((value, index, self) =>
-        index === self.findIndex((t) => (
-            t.time === value.time && t.message === value.message
-        ))
-    )
+    if (storedToasts) {
+        toasts = toasts.concat(storedToasts);
+        console.log("Combined new and stored notifications: ", toasts);
+        toasts = toasts.filter((value, index, self) =>
+            index === self.findIndex((t) => (
+                t.time === value.time && t.message === value.message
+            ))
+        )
+    }
     console.log("Deduped stored notifications: ", toasts);
     localStorage.setItem("toasts", JSON.stringify(toasts));
     navbarUpdateNotificationBellCount(toasts);