@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Storage<T> {
 public get = async (): Promise<T> => {
 if (SESSION_STORAGE_PATH) {
 try {
-// 1. read from file instead of local storage if specified
+// 1. attempt to read from file instead of local storage if specified
 const sessionFile = await readFile(SESSION_STORAGE_PATH, `${this.filePath}.json`)
 if (!sessionFile) {
 throw new Error('No session file found')
@@ -50,14 +50,15 @@ class Storage<T> {
 } catch (err: any) {
 logger(`Failed to read or parse session file: ${SESSION_STORAGE_PATH}/${this.filePath}.json: ${err.message}`)
 }
-}
-const value: string | undefined = await this.storage.get(this.key)
-if (value) {
-// 2. read from local storage
-try {
-return JSON.parse(value)
-} catch (err: any) {
-logger(`Failed to parse session state from local storage: ${value}: ${err.message}`)
+} else {
+// 2. attempt to read from local storage
+const value: string | undefined = await this.storage.get(this.key)
+if (value) {
+try {
+return JSON.parse(value)
+} catch (err: any) {
+logger(`Failed to parse session state from local storage: ${value}: ${err.message}`)
+}
 }
 }
 // 3. fallback to the default