diff --git a/frontend/store/projects.js b/frontend/store/projects.js
index 874fa473..979d8c29 100644
--- a/frontend/store/projects.js
+++ b/frontend/store/projects.js
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ export const mutations = {
     state.current = payload
   },
   saveSearchOptions(state, options) {
-    const checkpoint = {}
+    const checkpoint = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('checkpoint')) || {}
     checkpoint[state.current.id] = options
     localStorage.setItem('checkpoint', JSON.stringify(checkpoint))
   }