diff --git a/assets/js/cookieconsent.js b/assets/js/cookieconsent.js
index deed6c5..326593c 100644
--- a/assets/js/cookieconsent.js
+++ b/assets/js/cookieconsent.js
@@ -3,39 +3,29 @@
 
   'use strict';
 
-  if (typeof Cookies !== 'undefined') {
-    const cookieconsent = document.querySelector('.cookieconsent');
+  const cookiebanner = document.querySelector('.cookieconsent');
+  const cookieconsent = localStorage.getItem('cookieconsent');
 
-    if (typeof Cookies.get('cookieconsent') === 'undefined' && cookieconsent) {
-      cookieconsent.classList.remove('hidden');
-      cookieconsent.classList.add('js-cookieconsent-open');
-    }
-
-    const cookie_buttons = Array.prototype.slice.call(
-      document.querySelectorAll('button[data-consent]')
-    );
-    const sitedomain = window.location.hostname.split('.').slice(-2);
-    const cookiedomain = sitedomain.join('.');
-    let cookie_options = [];
-    cookie_options['domain'] = cookiedomain;
-    cookie_options['sameSite'] = 'strict';
-    cookie_options['expires'] = 365;
-    if (window.location.protocol === 'https:') {
-      cookie_options['secure'] = true;
-    }
-
-    cookie_buttons.forEach(function (button) {
-      button.addEventListener('click', function () {
-        if (button.getAttribute('data-consent') === 'true') {
-          Cookies.set('cookieconsent', 'accept', cookie_options);
-        }
-        else {
-          Cookies.set('cookieconsent', 'decline', cookie_options);
-        }
-        cookieconsent.classList.remove('js-cookieconsent-open');
-        cookieconsent.classList.add('hidden');
-      });
-    });
+  if (cookiebanner && !cookieconsent) {
+    cookiebanner.classList.remove('hidden');
+    cookiebanner.classList.add('js-cookieconsent-open');
   }
 
+  const cookie_buttons = Array.prototype.slice.call(
+    document.querySelectorAll('button[data-consent]')
+  );
+
+  cookie_buttons.forEach(function (button) {
+    button.addEventListener('click', function () {
+      if (button.getAttribute('data-consent') === 'true') {
+        localStorage.setItem('cookieconsent', 'accept');
+      }
+      else {
+        localStorage.setItem('cookieconsent', 'decline');
+      }
+      cookiebanner.classList.remove('js-cookieconsent-open');
+      cookiebanner.classList.add('hidden');
+    });
+  });
+
 })();
diff --git a/assets/js/tracking.js b/assets/js/tracking.js
index 75f6807..e28209c 100644
--- a/assets/js/tracking.js
+++ b/assets/js/tracking.js
@@ -5,26 +5,26 @@
  * A JavaScript file for analytic tracking.
  */
 
-var cookieConsent = {{ .Site.Params.cookieConsent | default false }};
-
+var cookiebanner = {{ .Site.Params.cookieConsent | default false }};
+var cookieconsent = localStorage.getItem('cookieconsent');
 var idSite = '{{ .Site.Params.piwikSiteID }}';
 var matomoTrackingApiUrl = 'https://{{ .Site.Params.piwikTrackerUrl }}/matomo.php';
-
-var _paq = window._paq || [];
-if (cookieConsent) {
-  _paq.push(['requireConsent']);
-}
-_paq.push(['setTrackerUrl', matomoTrackingApiUrl]);
-_paq.push(['setSiteId', idSite]);
-_paq.push(['trackPageView']);
-_paq.push(['enableLinkTracking']);
-if (typeof Cookies !== 'undefined' && Cookies.get('cookieconsent') === 'accept') {
-  _paq.push(['setConsentGiven']);
-}
-
 var googleAnalytics = '{{ .Site.GoogleAnalytics }}';
-if (cookieConsent) {
-  if (typeof Cookies === 'undefined' || Cookies.get('cookieconsent') !== 'accept') {
-    window['ga-disable-' + googleAnalytics] = true;
+
+if (idSite) {
+  var _paq = window._paq || [];
+  if (cookiebanner) {
+    _paq.push(['requireConsent']);
+  }
+  _paq.push(['setTrackerUrl', matomoTrackingApiUrl]);
+  _paq.push(['setSiteId', idSite]);
+  _paq.push(['trackPageView']);
+  _paq.push(['enableLinkTracking']);
+  if (cookiebanner && cookieconsent === 'accept') {
+    _paq.push(['setConsentGiven']);
   }
 }
+
+if (googleAnalytics && cookiebanner && cookieconsent === 'decline') {
+  window['ga-disable-' + googleAnalytics] = true;
+}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/scripts.html b/layouts/partials/scripts.html
index 50834e0..c578138 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/scripts.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/scripts.html
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 <script defer src="{{ $mobilemenu.RelPermalink }}"></script>
 {{ end -}}
 {{ if $.Param "cookieconsent" -}}
-{{ $jscookie := resources.Get "js/lib/js.cookie.min.js" | fingerprint -}}
-<script src="{{ $jscookie.RelPermalink }}"></script>
 {{ $cookieconsent := resources.Get "js/cookieconsent.js" | minify | fingerprint -}}
 <script defer src="{{ $cookieconsent.RelPermalink }}"></script>
 {{ end -}}