diff --git a/src/js/ripple/remote.js b/src/js/ripple/remote.js
index 73b65a95..e70174db 100644
--- a/src/js/ripple/remote.js
+++ b/src/js/ripple/remote.js
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function Remote(opts, trace) {
     throw new TypeError('Remote "ping" configuration is not a Number');
   }
 
-  if (!/^(undefined|number)$/.test(typeof opts.storage)) {
+  if (!/^(undefined|object)$/.test(typeof opts.storage)) {
     throw new TypeError('Remote "storage" configuration is not an Object');
   }