diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Console.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Console.js
index bfb40163ff..ec42af93d4 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Console.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Console.js
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ OpenLayers.Console = {
      * If Firebug Lite is included (before this script), re-route all
      * OpenLayers.Console calls to the console object.
      */
-    if(window.console) {
-        var scripts = document.getElementsByTagName("script");
-        for(var i=0, len=scripts.length; i<len; ++i) {
-            if(scripts[i].src.indexOf("firebug.js") != -1) {
+    var scripts = document.getElementsByTagName("script");
+    for(var i=0, len=scripts.length; i<len; ++i) {
+        if(scripts[i].src.indexOf("firebug.js") != -1) {
+            if(console) {
                 OpenLayers.Util.extend(OpenLayers.Console, console);
                 break;
             }