diff --git a/lib/capybara/selenium/driver.rb b/lib/capybara/selenium/driver.rb
index 77177380..083f33ff 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/selenium/driver.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/selenium/driver.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ require 'English'
 class Capybara::Selenium::Driver < Capybara::Driver::Base
   DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
     browser: :firefox,
-    clear_local_storage: false,
-    clear_session_storage: false
+    clear_local_storage: nil,
+    clear_session_storage: nil
   }.freeze
   SPECIAL_OPTIONS = %i[browser clear_local_storage clear_session_storage].freeze
   attr_reader :app, :options
@@ -260,15 +260,17 @@ private
   end
 
   def clear_storage
-    clear_session_storage if options[:clear_session_storage]
-    clear_local_storage if options[:clear_local_storage]
+    clear_session_storage unless options[:clear_session_storage] == false
+    clear_local_storage unless options[:clear_local_storage] == false
+  rescue Selenium::WebDriver::Error::JavascriptError # rubocop:disable Lint/HandleExceptions
+    # session/local storage may not be available if on non-http pages (e.g. about:blank)
   end
 
   def clear_session_storage
     if @browser.respond_to? :session_storage
       @browser.session_storage.clear
     else
-      warn 'sessionStorage clear requested but is not available for this driver'
+      warn 'sessionStorage clear requested but is not supported by this driver' unless options[:clear_session_storage].nil?
     end
   end
 
@@ -276,7 +278,7 @@ private
     if @browser.respond_to? :local_storage
       @browser.local_storage.clear
     else
-      warn 'localStorage clear requested but is not available for this driver'
+      warn 'localStorage clear requested but is not supported by this driver' unless options[:clear_local_storage].nil?
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/selenium_spec_chrome.rb b/spec/selenium_spec_chrome.rb
index 0f0d350b..4959124e 100644
--- a/spec/selenium_spec_chrome.rb
+++ b/spec/selenium_spec_chrome.rb
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ Capybara.register_driver :selenium_chrome do |app|
   end
 end
 
-Capybara.register_driver :selenium_chrome_clear_storage do |app|
+Capybara.register_driver :selenium_chrome_not_clear_storage do |app|
   chrome_options = {
     browser: :chrome,
     options: browser_options
   }
-  Capybara::Selenium::Driver.new(app, chrome_options.merge(clear_local_storage: true, clear_session_storage: true))
+  Capybara::Selenium::Driver.new(app, chrome_options.merge(clear_local_storage: false, clear_session_storage: false))
 end
 
 module TestSessions
@@ -49,28 +49,24 @@ RSpec.describe 'Capybara::Session with chrome' do
 
   context 'storage' do
     describe '#reset!' do
-      it 'does not clear either storage by default' do
+      it 'clears storage by default' do
         @session = TestSessions::Chrome
         @session.visit('/with_js')
         @session.find(:css, '#set-storage').click
         @session.reset!
         @session.visit('/with_js')
-        # expect(@session.driver.browser.local_storage.keys).not_to be_empty
-        # expect(@session.driver.browser.session_storage.keys).not_to be_empty
-        expect(@session.evaluate_script('Object.keys(localStorage)')).not_to be_empty
-        expect(@session.evaluate_script('Object.keys(sessionStorage)')).not_to be_empty
+        expect(@session.evaluate_script('Object.keys(localStorage)')).to be_empty
+        expect(@session.evaluate_script('Object.keys(sessionStorage)')).to be_empty
       end
 
-      it 'clears storage when set' do
-        @session = Capybara::Session.new(:selenium_chrome_clear_storage, TestApp)
+      it 'does not clear storage when false' do
+        @session = Capybara::Session.new(:selenium_chrome_not_clear_storage, TestApp)
         @session.visit('/with_js')
         @session.find(:css, '#set-storage').click
         @session.reset!
         @session.visit('/with_js')
-        # expect(@session.driver.browser.local_storage.keys).to be_empty
-        # expect(@session.driver.browser.session_storage.keys).to be_empty
-        expect(@session.evaluate_script('Object.keys(localStorage)')).to be_empty
-        expect(@session.evaluate_script('Object.keys(sessionStorage)')).to be_empty
+        expect(@session.evaluate_script('Object.keys(localStorage)')).not_to be_empty
+        expect(@session.evaluate_script('Object.keys(sessionStorage)')).not_to be_empty
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/selenium_spec_firefox.rb b/spec/selenium_spec_firefox.rb
index 99d4468d..7d363064 100644
--- a/spec/selenium_spec_firefox.rb
+++ b/spec/selenium_spec_firefox.rb
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ Capybara.register_driver :selenium_firefox do |app|
   )
 end
 
-Capybara.register_driver :selenium_firefox_clear_storage do |app|
+Capybara.register_driver :selenium_firefox_not_clear_storage do |app|
   Capybara::Selenium::Driver.new(
     app,
     browser: :firefox,
-    clear_local_storage: true,
-    clear_session_storage: true,
+    clear_local_storage: false,
+    clear_session_storage: false,
     options: browser_options
   )
 end
@@ -125,25 +125,25 @@ RSpec.describe Capybara::Selenium::Driver do
 
   context 'storage' do
     describe '#reset!' do
-      it 'does not clear either storage by default' do
+      it 'clears storage by default' do
         @session = TestSessions::SeleniumFirefox
         @session.visit('/with_js')
         @session.find(:css, '#set-storage').click
         @session.reset!
         @session.visit('/with_js')
-        expect(@session.driver.browser.local_storage.keys).not_to be_empty
-        expect(@session.driver.browser.session_storage.keys).not_to be_empty
-      end
-
-      it 'clears storage when set' do
-        @session = Capybara::Session.new(:selenium_firefox_clear_storage, TestApp)
-        @session.visit('/with_js')
-        @session.find(:css, '#set-storage').click
-        @session.reset!
-        @session.visit('/with_js')
         expect(@session.driver.browser.local_storage.keys).to be_empty
         expect(@session.driver.browser.session_storage.keys).to be_empty
       end
+
+      it 'does not clear storage when false' do
+        @session = Capybara::Session.new(:selenium_firefox_not_clear_storage, TestApp)
+        @session.visit('/with_js')
+        @session.find(:css, '#set-storage').click
+        @session.reset!
+        @session.visit('/with_js')
+        expect(@session.driver.browser.local_storage.keys).not_to be_empty
+        expect(@session.driver.browser.session_storage.keys).not_to be_empty
+      end
     end
   end
 end