(function() { sessionStorage.setItem('session', document.location.search); localStorage.setItem('local', document.location.search); $('myId').html(sessionStorage.getItem('session')); // NOT OK $('myId').html(localStorage.getItem('session')); // OK $('myId').html(sessionStorage.getItem('local')); // OK $('myId').html(localStorage.getItem('local')); // NOT OK });