diff --git a/lib/offline/storage.js b/lib/offline/storage.js
index b05f17557c..e393477a5d 100644
--- a/lib/offline/storage.js
+++ b/lib/offline/storage.js
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ shaka.offline.Storage = class {
       shaka.drm.DrmEngine.configureClearKey(
           config.drm.clearKeys, manifest.variants);
 
-      const needsPersistentLicense = manifest.variants.some((v) => {
+      const clearKeyDataLicenseServerUri = manifest.variants.some((v) => {
         if (v.audio) {
           for (const drmInfo of v.audio.drmInfos) {
             if (!drmInfo.licenseServerUri.startsWith('data:')) {
@@ -415,10 +415,10 @@ shaka.offline.Storage = class {
         return false;
       });
 
-      const usePersistentLicense =
-          needsPersistentLicense && config.offline.usePersistentLicense;
-
-      console.log(usePersistentLicense);
+      let usePersistentLicense = config.offline.usePersistentLicense;
+      if (clearKeyDataLicenseServerUri) {
+        usePersistentLicense = false;
+      }
 
       // Create the DRM engine, and load the keys in the manifest.
       drmEngine = await this.createDrmEngine(