diff --git a/examples/cache-write.html b/examples/cache-write.html
index ca59f68d80..1fc39b2002 100644
--- a/examples/cache-write.html
+++ b/examples/cache-write.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="../theme/default/style.css" type="text/css">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" type="text/css">
     <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
-    <script>OpenLayers.Console = window.console;</script>
+    <script>OpenLayers.Console = window.console || OpenLayers.Console;</script>
     <script src="cache-write.js"></script>
   </head>
   <body onload="init()">
diff --git a/examples/offline-storage.html b/examples/offline-storage.html
index 1c510ca537..8245119225 100644
--- a/examples/offline-storage.html
+++ b/examples/offline-storage.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     }
     </style>
     <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
-    <script>OpenLayers.Console = window.console;</script>
+    <script>OpenLayers.Console = window.console || OpenLayers.Console;</script>
     <script src="offline-storage.js"></script>
   </head>
   <body onload="init()">
