diff --git a/js/id/id.js b/js/id/id.js
index a5b7451ea..ab41ab73d 100644
--- a/js/id/id.js
+++ b/js/id/id.js
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@ window.iD = function () {
     // https://github.com/systemed/iD/issues/772
     // http://mathiasbynens.be/notes/localstorage-pattern#comment-9
     try { storage = localStorage; } catch (e) {}
-    storage = storage || {
-        getItem: function() {},
-        setItem: function() {},
-        removeItem: function() {}
-    };
+    storage = storage || (function() {
+        var s = {};
+        return {
+            getItem: function(k) { return s[k]; },
+            setItem: function(k, v) { s[k] = v; },
+            removeItem: function(k) { delete s[k] }
+        };
+    })();
 
     context.storage = function(k, v) {
         if (arguments.length === 1) return storage.getItem(k);
diff --git a/js/id/ui/background.js b/js/id/ui/background.js
index 35c29591e..f88ac2b4f 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/background.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/background.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ iD.ui.Background = function(context) {
             ['top', [0, -1]],
             ['right', [-1, 0]],
             ['bottom', [0, 1]]],
-        opacityDefault = (context.storage('background-opacity') !== undefined) ?
+        opacityDefault = (context.storage('background-opacity') != undefined) ?
             (+context.storage('background-opacity')) : 0.5;
 
     function background(selection) {