diff --git a/src/utils/strings/vernacularStrings.ts b/src/utils/strings/vernacularStrings.ts
index 6257b8476..e8e26c012 100644
--- a/src/utils/strings/vernacularStrings.ts
+++ b/src/utils/strings/vernacularStrings.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// import { runningInBrowser } from 'utils/common';
+import { runningInBrowser, runningInWorker } from 'utils/common';
 import englishConstants from './englishConstants';
 
 /** Enums of supported locale */
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ const globalConstants: VernacularConstants<typeof englishConstants> = {
  * @param localConstants
  */
 export function getConstantValue<T>(localConstants?: VernacularConstants<T>) {
-    const searchParam = '';
+    const searchParam =
+        runningInBrowser() && !runningInWorker() ? window.location.search : '';
     const query = new URLSearchParams(searchParam);
     const currLocale = getLocale(query.get('lang'));