diff --git a/packages/util/package.json b/packages/util/package.json
index 5101f6e6106..c169f7d910c 100644
--- a/packages/util/package.json
+++ b/packages/util/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@firebase/util",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.7.1",
   "description": "",
   "author": "Firebase <firebase-support@google.com> (https://firebase.google.com/)",
   "main": "dist/index.node.cjs.js",
diff --git a/packages/util/src/defaults.ts b/packages/util/src/defaults.ts
index 6acc5886b5c..346e3741fd9 100644
--- a/packages/util/src/defaults.ts
+++ b/packages/util/src/defaults.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const getDefaultsFromGlobal = (): FirebaseDefaults | undefined =>
  * process.env.__FIREBASE_DEFAULTS_PATH__
  */
 const getDefaultsFromEnvVariable = (): FirebaseDefaults | undefined => {
-  if (typeof process === 'undefined') {
+  if (typeof process === 'undefined' || typeof process.env === 'undefined') {
     return;
   }
   const defaultsJsonString = process.env.__FIREBASE_DEFAULTS__;