diff --git a/src/HamsterGame.cpp b/src/HamsterGame.cpp
index d754e0a..b3ea8a3 100644
--- a/src/HamsterGame.cpp
+++ b/src/HamsterGame.cpp
@@ -420,6 +420,12 @@ bool HamsterGame::OnUserUpdate(float fElapsedTime){
 			emscripten_idb_async_load("hamster",Game().playerNameLabel.c_str(),&Game().playerName,[](void*arg,void*data,int length){
 				std::string rawMetadata=(char*)data;
 				std::cout<<rawMetadata<<std::endl;
+
+				// set playerName in localStorage as well
+				EM_ASM({
+					window.localStorage.setItem("playerName", UTF8ToString($0));
+				}, rawMetadata.c_str());
+
 				*((std::string*)(arg))=rawMetadata.substr(0,length);
 				std::cout<<std::format("Success! Loaded Player Name {}",*((std::string*)(arg)))<<std::endl;
 				HamsterGame::Game().net.SetName(*((std::string*)(arg)));
diff --git a/src/Menu.cpp b/src/Menu.cpp
index 91e7c99..04d4959 100644
--- a/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -750,6 +750,12 @@ void Menu::OnTextEntryComplete(const std::string&text){
 		HamsterGame::Game().emscripten_temp_val=HamsterGame::Game().playerName;
 		#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
 			emscripten_idb_async_store("hamster",HamsterGame::Game().playerNameLabel.c_str(),HamsterGame::Game().emscripten_temp_val.data(),HamsterGame::Game().emscripten_temp_val.length(),0,[](void*args){
+				
+				// set playerName in localStorage as well
+				EM_ASM({
+					window.localStorage.setItem("playerName", UTF8ToString($0));
+				}, HamsterGame::Game().playerName.c_str());
+				
 				std::cout<<"Success!"<<std::endl;
 			},
 			[](void*args){