diff --git a/brozzler/browser.py b/brozzler/browser.py
index 69e0272..6e1de72 100644
--- a/brozzler/browser.py
+++ b/brozzler/browser.py
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ class Browser:
             self.chrome_port = self._find_available_port()
             self._work_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
             data_dir = os.path.join(self._work_dir.name, "chrome-user-data")
-            flags_location =  os.path.join(data_dir, "Local State")
             if cookie_db is not None:
                 cookie_dir = os.path.join(data_dir, "Default")
                 cookie_location = os.path.join(cookie_dir, "Cookies")
@@ -154,6 +153,15 @@ class Browser:
                             "exception writing cookie file at %s",
                             cookie_location, exc_info=True)
 
+            flags_location = os.path.join(data_dir, "Local State")
+            try:
+                with open(flags_location, 'w+') as f:
+                    json.dump(make_local_state, f)
+            except OSError:
+                self.logger.error(
+                    "exception writing local state file at %s",
+                    flags_location, exc_info=True)
+
             self._chrome_instance = Chrome(
                     port=self.chrome_port, executable=self.chrome_exe,
                     user_home_dir=self._work_dir.name,
@@ -205,6 +213,17 @@ 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