diff --git a/static/js/global_js.js b/static/js/global_js.js
index 71ddb13..16ad226 100644
--- a/static/js/global_js.js
+++ b/static/js/global_js.js
@@ -8,8 +8,14 @@ function getNewMessageSession (){
     for(var i = 0;i < o.length;i++){
        r[o[i].split("=")[0]] = o[i].split("=")[1];
     }
-    let prs = JSON.parse(r['user_alerts'])
-    let prs_ = JSON.parse(prs)
+    let prs_ = null
+    if (r['user_alerts']){
+        let prs = JSON.parse(r['user_alerts'])
+        prs_ = JSON.parse(prs)
+    } else {
+    //
+    }
+
     // if (prs === "{'new_message': True}"){
     //     prs = {
     //         'new_message' : 'True'
@@ -20,6 +26,7 @@ function getNewMessageSession (){
     //     }
     // }
     // b = cookieS
+    // let b = CookieStore.getAll()
     return prs_;
 
 }