diff --git a/frontend/app/store/user/actions.test.ts b/frontend/app/store/user/actions.test.ts
index 72b32542..068c47d2 100644
--- a/frontend/app/store/user/actions.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/store/user/actions.test.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY } from '@app/common/constants';
 import { COMMENTS_PATCH } from '@app/store/comments/types';
 
 import INITIAL_STORE from './__mocks__/comments-store.json';
-import { setVerifiedStatus, hideUser, unhideUser, unblockUser } from './actions';
-import { USER_UNHIDE, USER_HIDE, USER_UNBAN } from './types';
+import { setVerifiedStatus, hideUser, unhideUser, unblockUser, fetchBlockedUsers, fetchHiddenUsers } from './actions';
+import { USER_UNHIDE, USER_HIDE, USER_UNBAN, USER_BANLIST_SET, USER_HIDELIST_SET } from './types';
 
 describe('store user actions', () => {
   beforeAll(() => {
@@ -15,6 +15,38 @@ describe('store user actions', () => {
     require('jest-fetch-mock').resetMocks();
   });
 
+  test('fetchBlockedUsers', async () => {
+    const store = mockStore(INITIAL_STORE);
+
+    await store.dispatch(fetchBlockedUsers());
+
+    const actions = store.getActions();
+
+    expect(actions[0]).toEqual({ type: USER_BANLIST_SET, list: [] });
+  });
+
+  test('fetchHiddenUsers', async () => {
+    const store = mockStore(INITIAL_STORE);
+
+    await store.dispatch(fetchHiddenUsers());
+
+    const actions = store.getActions();
+
+    expect(actions[0]).toEqual({ type: USER_HIDELIST_SET, payload: {} });
+  });
+
+  test('fetchHiddenUsers with data', async () => {
+    const data = { '1': { id: '1' }, '2': { id: '2' } };
+    const store = mockStore(INITIAL_STORE);
+
+    localStorage.setItem(LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY, JSON.stringify(data));
+    await store.dispatch(fetchHiddenUsers());
+
+    const actions = store.getActions();
+
+    expect(actions[0]).toEqual({ type: USER_HIDELIST_SET, payload: data });
+  });
+
   test('setVerifiedStatus', async () => {
     const store = mockStore(INITIAL_STORE);
 
@@ -45,8 +77,9 @@ describe('store user actions', () => {
       localStorage.clear();
     });
 
-    const store = mockStore(INITIAL_STORE);
     test('hideUser', async () => {
+      const store = mockStore(INITIAL_STORE);
+
       await store.dispatch(hideUser({ id: '1' } as User));
 
       const actions = store.getActions();
@@ -58,12 +91,14 @@ describe('store user actions', () => {
     });
 
     test('unhideUser', async () => {
+      const store = mockStore(INITIAL_STORE);
+
       localStorage.setItem(LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY, JSON.stringify({ '1': { id: '1' } }));
       await store.dispatch(unhideUser('1'));
 
       const actions = store.getActions();
 
-      expect(actions[2]).toEqual({ type: USER_UNHIDE, id: '1' });
+      expect(actions[0]).toEqual({ type: USER_UNHIDE, id: '1' });
       expect(localStorage.getItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY);
       expect(localStorage.setItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY, JSON.stringify({}));
     });
diff --git a/frontend/app/store/user/actions.ts b/frontend/app/store/user/actions.ts
index 608d6a58..fab12283 100644
--- a/frontend/app/store/user/actions.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/store/user/actions.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import * as api from '@app/common/api';
 import { User, BlockedUser, AuthProvider, BlockTTL } from '@app/common/types';
 import { ttlToTime } from '@app/utils/ttl-to-time';
+import getHiddenUsers from '@app/utils/get-hidden-users';
+import { LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY } from '@app/common/constants';
+import { setItem } from '@app/common/local-storage';
 
 import { StoreAction } from '../index';
 import {
@@ -15,8 +18,6 @@ import {
   USER_SET_ACTION,
 } from './types';
 import { unsetCommentMode, fetchComments } from '../comments/actions';
-import { IS_STORAGE_AVAILABLE, LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY } from '@app/common/constants';
-import { setItem, getItem } from '@app/common/local-storage';
 import { updateProvider } from '../provider/actions';
 import { COMMENTS_PATCH } from '../comments/types';
 
@@ -51,10 +52,9 @@ export const logout = (): StoreAction<Promise<void>> => async dispatch => {
 
 export const fetchBlockedUsers = (): StoreAction<Promise<BlockedUser[]>> => async dispatch => {
   const list = (await api.getBlocked()) || [];
-  dispatch({
-    type: USER_BANLIST_SET,
-    list,
-  });
+
+  dispatch({ type: USER_BANLIST_SET, list });
+
   return list;
 };
 
@@ -91,14 +91,13 @@ export const unblockUser = (id: User['id']): StoreAction<Promise<void>> => async
 };
 
 export const fetchHiddenUsers = (): StoreAction<void> => dispatch => {
-  if (!IS_STORAGE_AVAILABLE) return;
+  const hiddenUsers = getHiddenUsers();
 
-  const hiddenUsers = JSON.parse(getItem(LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY) || '{}');
   dispatch({ type: USER_HIDELIST_SET, payload: hiddenUsers });
 };
 
 export const hideUser = (user: User): StoreAction<void> => (dispatch, getState) => {
-  const hiddenUsers = JSON.parse(getItem(LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY) || '{}');
+  const hiddenUsers = getHiddenUsers();
 
   hiddenUsers[user.id] = user;
   setItem(LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY, JSON.stringify(hiddenUsers));
@@ -112,13 +111,13 @@ export const hideUser = (user: User): StoreAction<void> => (dispatch, getState)
 };
 
 export const unhideUser = (userId: string): StoreAction<void> => (dispatch, _getState) => {
-  const hiddenUsers = JSON.parse(getItem(LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY) || '{}');
+  const hiddenUsers = getHiddenUsers();
 
   if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(hiddenUsers, userId)) {
     delete hiddenUsers[userId];
   }
-  setItem(LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY, JSON.stringify(hiddenUsers));
 
+  setItem(LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY, JSON.stringify(hiddenUsers));
   dispatch({ type: USER_UNHIDE, id: userId });
 
   // no need for comments patch as comments will be refetched after action
diff --git a/frontend/app/utils/get-hidden-users.test.ts b/frontend/app/utils/get-hidden-users.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cac621b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/app/utils/get-hidden-users.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY } from '@app/common/constants';
+
+import getHiddenUsers from './get-hidden-users';
+
+describe('getHiddenUsers', () => {
+  it('should get hidden users from local storage', async () => {
+    localStorage.setItem(LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY, JSON.stringify([]));
+    expect(getHiddenUsers()).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it('should return empty object with array in local storage', async () => {
+    localStorage.setItem(LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY, JSON.stringify([]));
+    expect(getHiddenUsers()).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it('should return empty object with null in local storage', async () => {
+    localStorage.setItem(LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY, JSON.stringify(null));
+    expect(getHiddenUsers()).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it('should return empty object with string in local storage', async () => {
+    localStorage.setItem(LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY, JSON.stringify('string'));
+    expect(getHiddenUsers()).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  test('should return empty object and log error with invalid JSON in localStorage', async () => {
+    const consoleSpy = jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation();
+
+    localStorage.setItem(LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY, '"{:"""');
+    expect(getHiddenUsers()).toEqual({});
+    expect(consoleSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/app/utils/get-hidden-users.ts b/frontend/app/utils/get-hidden-users.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4eae0431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/app/utils/get-hidden-users.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { User } from '@app/common/types';
+import { getItem } from '@app/common/local-storage';
+import { LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY } from '@app/common/constants';
+
+export default function getHiddenUsers() {
+  try {
+    const hiddenUsers: Record<string, User> = JSON.parse(getItem(LS_HIDDEN_USERS_KEY) || '{}');
+
+    if (typeof hiddenUsers === 'object' && hiddenUsers !== null && !Array.isArray(hiddenUsers)) {
+      return hiddenUsers;
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error('incorrect hidden user data in local storage', e); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+  }
+
+  return {};
+}