diff --git a/packages/gatsby-theme-carbon/src/util/hooks/useScrollPosition.js b/packages/gatsby-theme-carbon/src/util/hooks/useScrollPosition.js
index d5339a6f7..98125af7a 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-theme-carbon/src/util/hooks/useScrollPosition.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-theme-carbon/src/util/hooks/useScrollPosition.js
@@ -29,19 +29,13 @@ const getPosition = () => {
   };
 };
 
-const defaultOptions = {
-  throttle: 100,
-};
-
-const useScrollPosition = options => {
-  const _options = { ...defaultOptions, ...options };
-
+const useScrollPosition = () => {
   const [position, setPosition] = useState(getPosition());
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleScroll = _throttle(() => {
       setPosition(getPosition());
-    }, _options.throttle);
+    }, 100);
 
     window.addEventListener(
       'scroll',
@@ -53,7 +47,7 @@ const useScrollPosition = options => {
       handleScroll.cancel();
       window.removeEventListener('scroll', handleScroll);
     };
-  }, [_options.throttle]);
+  }, []);
 
   return position;
 };
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-theme-carbon/src/util/hooks/useWindowSize.js b/packages/gatsby-theme-carbon/src/util/hooks/useWindowSize.js
index 85428bae1..f7e20b2cb 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-theme-carbon/src/util/hooks/useWindowSize.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-theme-carbon/src/util/hooks/useWindowSize.js
@@ -1,38 +1,43 @@
 import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { throttle as _throttle } from 'lodash';
 
-const initialValue = {
-  innerWidth: null,
-  innerHeight: null,
-  outerWidth: null,
-  outerHeight: null,
-};
-
-function useWindowSize() {
-  const [windowSize, setWindowSize] = useState(initialValue);
-
-  const fetchWindowDimensionsAndSave = _throttle(() => {
-    setWindowSize({
+const getWindowSize = () => {
+  if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+    return {
       innerHeight: window.innerHeight,
       innerWidth: window.innerWidth,
       outerHeight: window.outerHeight,
       outerWidth: window.outerWidth,
-    });
-  }, 100);
+    };
+  }
+  return {
+    innerWidth: null,
+    innerHeight: null,
+    outerWidth: null,
+    outerHeight: null,
+  };
+};
+
+function useWindowSize() {
+  const [windowSize, setWindowSize] = useState(getWindowSize());
 
   // run on mount
   useEffect(() => {
-    // run only once
-    fetchWindowDimensionsAndSave();
-  }, [fetchWindowDimensionsAndSave]);
+    setWindowSize(getWindowSize());
+  }, []);
 
   // set resize handler once on mount and clean before unmount
   useEffect(() => {
-    window.addEventListener('resize', fetchWindowDimensionsAndSave);
+    const handleResize = _throttle(() => {
+      setWindowSize(getWindowSize());
+    }, 300);
+    window.addEventListener('resize', handleResize);
+
     return () => {
-      window.removeEventListener('resize', fetchWindowDimensionsAndSave);
+      handleResize.cancel();
+      window.removeEventListener('resize', handleResize);
     };
-  }, [fetchWindowDimensionsAndSave]);
+  }, []);
 
   return windowSize;
 }