diff --git a/.changeset/wicked-avocados-chew.md b/.changeset/wicked-avocados-chew.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1bd2e93d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wicked-avocados-chew.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@rainbow-me/rainbowkit": patch
+---
+
+Resolved an issue in development where browser detection would throw an error if `navigator.userAgent` was unavailable in the browser.
diff --git a/packages/rainbowkit/src/utils/browsers.ts b/packages/rainbowkit/src/utils/browsers.ts
index f553310925..8a61684640 100644
--- a/packages/rainbowkit/src/utils/browsers.ts
+++ b/packages/rainbowkit/src/utils/browsers.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export function isSafari(): boolean {
   return (
     typeof navigator !== 'undefined' &&
+    typeof navigator.userAgent !== 'undefined' &&
     /Version\/([0-9._]+).*Safari/.test(navigator.userAgent) // Source: https://github.com/DamonOehlman/detect-browser/blob/master/src/index.ts
   );
 }
@@ -25,15 +26,17 @@ export enum BrowserType {
 }
 
 export function getBrowser(): BrowserType {
-  if (typeof navigator === 'undefined') return BrowserType.Browser;
-  const ua = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
+  // bail out if `navigator` or `navigator.userAgent` is not available
+  if (typeof navigator === 'undefined' || Object.keys(navigator).length === 0)
+    return BrowserType.Browser;
+  const ua = navigator.userAgent?.toLowerCase();
   // @ts-ignore - brave is not in the navigator type
   if (navigator.brave?.isBrave) return BrowserType.Brave;
-  if (ua.indexOf('edg/') > -1) return BrowserType.Edge;
-  if (ua.indexOf('op') > -1) return BrowserType.Opera;
+  if (ua?.indexOf('edg/') > -1) return BrowserType.Edge;
+  if (ua?.indexOf('op') > -1) return BrowserType.Opera;
   if (isArc()) return BrowserType.Arc;
-  if (ua.indexOf('chrome') > -1) return BrowserType.Chrome;
-  if (ua.indexOf('firefox') > -1) return BrowserType.Firefox;
+  if (ua?.indexOf('chrome') > -1) return BrowserType.Chrome;
+  if (ua?.indexOf('firefox') > -1) return BrowserType.Firefox;
   if (isSafari()) return BrowserType.Safari;
   return BrowserType.Browser;
 }