diff --git a/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts b/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts
index a28afa3339..7512093a2d 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ export default class MainBackground {
     this.cryptoFunctionService = new WebCryptoFunctionService(self);
     this.keyGenerationService = new KeyGenerationService(this.cryptoFunctionService);
     this.storageService = new BrowserLocalStorageService();
-    this.secureStorageService = new BrowserLocalStorageService();
+    this.secureStorageService = this.storageService; // secure storage is not supported in browsers, so we use local storage and warn users when it is used
     this.memoryStorageService = BrowserApi.isManifestVersion(3)
       ? new LocalBackedSessionStorageService(
           new EncryptServiceImplementation(this.cryptoFunctionService, this.logService, false),
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/popup/services/services.module.ts b/apps/browser/src/popup/services/services.module.ts
index 00dee196b5..a9cce99429 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/popup/services/services.module.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/popup/services/services.module.ts
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ function getBgService<T>(service: keyof MainBackground) {
     },
     {
       provide: SECURE_STORAGE,
-      useFactory: getBgService<AbstractStorageService>("secureStorageService"),
+      useExisting: AbstractStorageService, // Secure storage is not available in the browser, so we use normal storage instead and warn users when it is used.
     },
     {
       provide: MEMORY_STORAGE,