diff --git a/state/local/local.ts b/state/local/local.ts
index 84b2ff4e3bb..dabe1636ca9 100644
--- a/state/local/local.ts
+++ b/state/local/local.ts
@@ -48,11 +48,7 @@ namespace $ {
 				this.native().removeItem( key )
 			} else {
 				this.native().setItem( key , JSON.stringify( next ) )
-				try {
-					this.$.$mol_storage.persisted( true )
-				} catch( error ) {
-					$mol_fail_log( error )
-				}
+				this.$.$mol_storage.persisted( true )
 			}
 			
 			return next
diff --git a/storage/storage.web.ts b/storage/storage.web.ts
index d828f306638..d230d18bee2 100644
--- a/storage/storage.web.ts
+++ b/storage/storage.web.ts
@@ -3,24 +3,23 @@ namespace $ {
 		
 		@ $mol_mem
 		static native() {
-			return $mol_wire_sync( this.$.$mol_dom_context.navigator.storage )
+			return this.$.$mol_dom_context.navigator.storage
 		}
 		
 		@ $mol_mem
 		static persisted( next?: boolean ): boolean {
 			$mol_mem_persist()
 			const native = this.native()
-			const prev = $mol_mem_cached( ()=> this.persisted() ) ?? native.persisted()
-			if( next && !prev ) native.persist()
-			return next ?? prev
+			if( next ) native.persist()
+			return next ?? $mol_wire_sync( native ).persisted()
 		}
 		
 		static estimate() {
-			return this.native().estimate()
+			return $mol_wire_sync( this.native() ).estimate()
 		}
 		
 		static dir() {
-			return this.native().getDirectory()
+			return $mol_wire_sync( this.native() ).getDirectory()
 		}
 		
 	}