diff --git a/packages/session-replay-browser/src/events/events-idb-store.ts b/packages/session-replay-browser/src/events/events-idb-store.ts
index 70e63c587..8986d9d86 100644
--- a/packages/session-replay-browser/src/events/events-idb-store.ts
+++ b/packages/session-replay-browser/src/events/events-idb-store.ts
@@ -127,11 +127,15 @@ export class SessionReplayEventsIDBStore implements AmplitudeSessionReplayEvents
   }
 
   async initialize(type: EventType, sessionId?: number) {
-    const dbSuffix = type === 'replay' ? '' : `_${type}`;
-    const dbName = `${this.apiKey.substring(0, 10)}_amp_session_replay_events${dbSuffix}`;
-    this.db = await createStore(dbName);
-    this.timeAtLastSplit = Date.now(); // Initialize this so we have a point of comparison when events are recorded
-    await this.transitionFromKeyValStore(sessionId);
+    try {
+      const dbSuffix = type === 'replay' ? '' : `_${type}`;
+      const dbName = `${this.apiKey.substring(0, 10)}_amp_session_replay_events${dbSuffix}`;
+      this.db = await createStore(dbName);
+      this.timeAtLastSplit = Date.now(); // Initialize this so we have a point of comparison when events are recorded
+      await this.transitionFromKeyValStore(sessionId);
+    } catch (e) {
+      this.loggerProvider.warn(`${STORAGE_FAILURE}: ${e as string}`);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/session-replay-browser/test/events-idb-store.test.ts b/packages/session-replay-browser/test/events-idb-store.test.ts
index b52431002..533d1434a 100644
--- a/packages/session-replay-browser/test/events-idb-store.test.ts
+++ b/packages/session-replay-browser/test/events-idb-store.test.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,18 @@ describe('SessionReplayEventsIDBStore', () => {
       await eventsStorage.initialize('replay');
       expect(EventsIDBStore.createStore).toHaveBeenCalledWith('static_key_amp_session_replay_events');
     });
+
+    test('should catch errors', async () => {
+      const mockCreateStore = jest.spyOn(EventsIDBStore, 'createStore');
+      const errorMessage = 'Failed to create store';
+
+      mockCreateStore.mockRejectedValue(new Error(errorMessage));
+
+      const eventsStorage = new SessionReplayEventsIDBStore({ apiKey, loggerProvider: mockLoggerProvider });
+
+      await eventsStorage.initialize('replay');
+      expect(mockLoggerProvider.warn).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('getSequencesToSend', () => {