diff --git a/test/functional/services/remote/remote.ts b/test/functional/services/remote/remote.ts
index b30a0e50886d1..380c33e93ad90 100644
--- a/test/functional/services/remote/remote.ts
+++ b/test/functional/services/remote/remote.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ export async function RemoteProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const coveragePrefix = 'coveragejson:';
   const coverageDir = resolve(__dirname, '../../../../target/kibana-coverage/functional');
   let logSubscription: undefined | Rx.Subscription;
+  type BrowserStorage = 'sessionStorage' | 'localStorage';
+
+  const clearBrowserStorage = async (storageType: BrowserStorage) => {
+    try {
+      await driver.executeScript(`window.${storageType}.clear();`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (!error.message.includes(`Failed to read the '${storageType}' property from 'Window'`)) {
+        throw error;
+      }
+    }
+  };
 
   const { driver, By, until, consoleLog$ } = await initWebDriver(
     log,
@@ -128,8 +139,8 @@ export async function RemoteProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       .manage()
       .window()
       .setRect({ width, height });
-    await driver.executeScript('window.sessionStorage.clear();');
-    await driver.executeScript('window.localStorage.clear();');
+    await clearBrowserStorage('sessionStorage');
+    await clearBrowserStorage('localStorage');
   });
 
   lifecycle.on('cleanup', async () => {