diff --git a/src/useStickyState.ts b/src/useStickyState.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5897b25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/useStickyState.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+export default function useStickyState<T>(defaultValue: T, key: string): [T, React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<T>>] {
+
+    const [value, setValue] = useState<T>(() => {
+      const stickyValue = window.localStorage.getItem(key);
+      return stickyValue !== null
+        ? JSON.parse(stickyValue) as T
+        : defaultValue;
+    });
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+      window.localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(value));
+    }, [key, value]);
+
+    return [value, setValue];
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/user-context.tsx b/src/user-context.tsx
index 9478f53..7df5308 100644
--- a/src/user-context.tsx
+++ b/src/user-context.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import React, { useState, createContext, useEffect } from "react"
+import React, { createContext, useEffect } from "react"
+import useStickyState from "./useStickyState";
 import { AT, getUser } from "@lingdocs/lingdocs-main";
 import { CronJob } from "cron";
 
@@ -13,12 +14,11 @@ const UserContext = createContext<
 
 // TODO: persisting user in local state
 function UserProvider({ children }: any) {
-  const [user, setUser] = useState<AT.LingdocsUser | undefined>(undefined);
+  const [value, setValue] = useStickyState<AT.LingdocsUser | undefined>(undefined, "saved-user");
 
   function pullUser() {
-    console.log("pulling user...");
     getUser().then((user) => {
-      setUser(user === "offline" ? undefined : user);
+      setValue(user === "offline" ? undefined : user);
     }).catch(console.error);
   }
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function UserProvider({ children }: any) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line
   }, []);
 
-  return <UserContext.Provider value={{ user, setUser, pullUser }}>
+  return <UserContext.Provider value={{ user: value, setUser: setValue, pullUser }}>
     {children}
   </UserContext.Provider>;
 }
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function UserProvider({ children }: any) {
 function useUser() {
   const context = React.useContext(UserContext)
   if (context === undefined) {
-    throw new Error('useCount must be used within a CountProvider')
+    throw new Error('useUser must be used within a UserProvider')
   }
   return context;
 }