diff --git a/lib/client/browser-utils.js b/lib/client/browser-utils.js
index 4f920588f80..634afb2ab40 100644
--- a/lib/client/browser-utils.js
+++ b/lib/client/browser-utils.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function init ($) {
 
   function queryParms () {
     var params = {};
-    if (location.search) {
+    if ((typeof location !== 'undefined') && location.search) {
       location.search.substr(1).split('&').forEach(function(item) {
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-useless-escape
         params[item.split('=')[0]] = item.split('=')[1].replace(/[_\+]/g, ' ');