diff --git a/brozzler/browser.py b/brozzler/browser.py
index 68d3070..9f83d34 100644
--- a/brozzler/browser.py
+++ b/brozzler/browser.py
@@ -153,10 +153,21 @@ class Browser:
                             "exception writing cookie file at %s",
                             cookie_location, exc_info=True)
 
+            local_state_origin = '/tmp/chromium/Local State'
+            with open(local_state_origin) as j:
+                local_state = json.load(j)
+            if 'enabled_labs_experiments' in local_state['browser']:
+                if 'enable-brotli@2' not in local_state['browser']['enabled_labs_experiments']:
+                    local_state['browser']['enabled_labs_experiments'].append('enable-brotli@2')
+            else:
+                local_state['browser']['enabled_labs_experiments'] = ['enable-brotli@2']
+
+            print(local_state)
+
             local_state_location = os.path.join(data_dir, 'Local State')
             try:
                 with open(local_state_location, 'w+') as f:
-                    json.dump(make_chromium_local_state(), f)
+                    json.dump(local_state, f)
             except OSError:
                 self.logger.error(
                     "exception writing local state file at %s",
@@ -213,17 +224,6 @@ class Browser:
                     cookie_location, exc_info=True)
         return cookie_db
 
-    def make_chromium_local_state(self):
-        local_state_location = '/tmp/chromium/Local State'
-        with open(local_state_location) as j:
-            local_state = json.load(j)
-        if 'enabled_labs_experiments' in local_state['browser']:
-            if 'enable-brotli@2' not in local_state['browser']['enabled_labs_experiments']:
-                local_state['browser']['enabled_labs_experiments'].append('enable-brotli@2')
-        else:
-            local_state['browser']['enabled_labs_experiments'] = ['enable-brotli@2']
-        return local_state
-
     def _find_available_port(self):
         port_available = False
         port = self.chrome_port