diff --git a/frontend/src/storage.js b/frontend/src/storage.js
index 31a1f72d..d83e1727 100644
--- a/frontend/src/storage.js
+++ b/frontend/src/storage.js
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ class Storage {
     for (let i = 0; i < this.engine.length; i++) {
       const k = this.engine.key(i);
       if (isFile(k)) {
-        fs.push(JSON.parse(this.engine.getItem(k))); // parse or whatever else
+        try {
+          fs.push(JSON.parse(this.engine.getItem(k)));
+        } catch (err) {
+          // obviously you're not a golfer
+          this.engine.removeItem(k);
+        }
       }
     }
     return fs.sort((file1, file2) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils.js b/frontend/src/utils.js
index e40276c8..1c77b407 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils.js
@@ -99,12 +99,7 @@ function findMetric(href) {
 }
 
 function isFile(id) {
-  return ![
-    'referrer',
-    'totalDownloads',
-    'totalUploads',
-    'testpilot_ga__cid'
-  ].includes(id);
+  return /^[0-9a-fA-F]{10}$/.test(id);
 }
 
 function sendEvent() {