diff --git a/js/prsm.js b/js/prsm.js
index 52ba706..7d5c43c 100644
--- a/js/prsm.js
+++ b/js/prsm.js
@@ -398,11 +398,11 @@ function startY(newRoom) {
 		room = generateRoom()
 		checkMapSaved = true
 	} else room = room.toUpperCase()
-	persistence = new IndexeddbPersistence(room, doc)
+	/* persistence = new IndexeddbPersistence(room, doc)
 	// once the map is loaded, it can be displayed
 	persistence.once('synced', () => {
 		if (data.nodes.length > 0) displayNetPane(`${exactTime()} local content loaded`)
-	})
+	}) */
 	// if using a non-standard port (i.e neither 80 nor 443) assume that the websocket port is 1234 in the same domain as the url
 	if (url.port && url.port !== 80 && url.port !== 443) websocket = `ws://${url.hostname}:1234`
 	wsProvider = new WebsocketProvider(
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9f05c2b..f6087ee 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "participatory-system-mapper",
-	"version": "2.2.4",
+	"version": "2.2.5",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "participatory-system-mapper",
-			"version": "2.2.4",
+			"version": "2.2.5",
 			"license": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@egjs/hammerjs": "^2.0.17",