diff --git a/src/contexts/AssetsContext.js b/src/contexts/AssetsContext.js
index ed8a0f3..b6ee893 100644
--- a/src/contexts/AssetsContext.js
+++ b/src/contexts/AssetsContext.js
@@ -75,13 +75,18 @@ export function AssetsProvider({ children }) {
 
   const putAsset = useCallback(
     async (asset) => {
-      // Attempt to use worker to put map to avoid UI lockup
-      const packedAsset = encode(asset);
-      const success = await worker.putData(
-        Comlink.transfer(packedAsset, [packedAsset.buffer]),
-        "assets"
-      );
-      if (!success) {
+      // Check for broadcast channel and attempt to use worker to put map to avoid UI lockup
+      // Safari doesn't support BC so fallback to single thread
+      if (window.BroadcastChannel) {
+        const packedAsset = encode(asset);
+        const success = await worker.putData(
+          Comlink.transfer(packedAsset, [packedAsset.buffer]),
+          "assets"
+        );
+        if (!success) {
+          await database.table("assets").put(asset);
+        }
+      } else {
         await database.table("assets").put(asset);
       }
     },
diff --git a/src/helpers/shared.js b/src/helpers/shared.js
index b45ce17..5940429 100644
--- a/src/helpers/shared.js
+++ b/src/helpers/shared.js
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ export function groupBy(array, key) {
 }
 
 export const isMacLike = /(Mac|iPhone|iPod|iPad)/i.test(navigator.platform);
-export const isSafari = /^((?!chrome|android).)*safari/i.test(
-  navigator.userAgent
-);
 
 export function shuffle(array) {
   let temp = [...array];
diff --git a/src/workers/DatabaseWorker.js b/src/workers/DatabaseWorker.js
index 7003e93..8b53785 100644
--- a/src/workers/DatabaseWorker.js
+++ b/src/workers/DatabaseWorker.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { encode, decode } from "@msgpack/msgpack";
 
 import { getDatabase } from "../database";
 import blobToBuffer from "../helpers/blobToBuffer";
-import { isSafari } from "../helpers/shared";
 
 // Worker to load large amounts of database data on a separate thread
 let service = {
@@ -46,10 +45,6 @@ let service = {
    * @param {string} table
    */
   async putData(data, table) {
-    if (isSafari) {
-      // Safari is unable to put data into indexedb and have useLiveQuery update
-      return false;
-    }
     try {
       let db = getDatabase({});
       const decoded = decode(data);