diff --git a/src/hooks/useLocalStorage.tsx b/src/hooks/useLocalStorage.tsx
index 10579cd..da1c641 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useLocalStorage.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useLocalStorage.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useMemo } from 'react'
 import {
   getLocalStorageItem,
+  mergeWithInitialValue,
   removeLocalStorageItem,
   setLocalStorageItem
 } from 'utils'
@@ -10,17 +11,6 @@ const useLocalStorageSubscribe = (callback: () => void) => {
   return () => window.removeEventListener('storage', callback)
 }
 
-function mergeWithInitialValue<T>(storedValue: T, initialValue: T): T {
-  if (
-    !Array.isArray(storedValue) &&
-    typeof storedValue === 'object' &&
-    storedValue !== null
-  ) {
-    return { ...initialValue, ...storedValue }
-  }
-  return storedValue
-}
-
 export function useLocalStorage<T>(
   key: string,
   initialValue: T
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSessionStorage.tsx b/src/hooks/useSessionStorage.tsx
index cc0756f..ca194e6 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSessionStorage.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useSessionStorage.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useMemo } from 'react'
 import {
   getSessionStorageItem,
+  mergeWithInitialValue,
   removeSessionStorageItem,
   setSessionStorageItem
 } from 'utils'
@@ -10,17 +11,6 @@ const useSessionStorageSubscribe = (callback: () => void) => {
   return () => window.removeEventListener('sessionStorage', callback)
 }
 
-function mergeWithInitialValue<T>(storedValue: T, initialValue: T): T {
-  if (
-    !Array.isArray(storedValue) &&
-    typeof storedValue === 'object' &&
-    storedValue !== null
-  ) {
-    return { ...initialValue, ...storedValue }
-  }
-  return storedValue
-}
-
 export function useSessionStorage<T>(
   key: string,
   initialValue: T
diff --git a/src/utils/utils.ts b/src/utils/utils.ts
index e28027d..2f19e8e 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/utils.ts
@@ -180,3 +180,14 @@ export const getFallbackPubkey = () => {
     // Silently ignore
   }
 }
+
+export function mergeWithInitialValue<T>(storedValue: T, initialValue: T): T {
+  if (
+    !Array.isArray(storedValue) &&
+    typeof storedValue === 'object' &&
+    storedValue !== null
+  ) {
+    return { ...initialValue, ...storedValue }
+  }
+  return storedValue
+}