diff --git a/js/indexedDB.js b/js/indexedDB.js
index fd568ac9..68040f55 100644
--- a/js/indexedDB.js
+++ b/js/indexedDB.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import { throttle } from "./utils";
 const LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY = "webamp_state";
 
 export async function bindToIndexedDB(webamp, clearState, useState) {
+  if (!useState) {
+    return;
+  }
   const localStore = new IdbKvStore("webamp_state_database");
 
   if (clearState) {
@@ -13,10 +16,6 @@ export async function bindToIndexedDB(webamp, clearState, useState) {
     }
   }
 
-  if (!useState) {
-    return;
-  }
-
   let previousSerializedState = null;
   try {
     previousSerializedState = await localStore.get(LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY);