diff --git a/www/common/boot2.js b/www/common/boot2.js
index 599875a93..d894191e8 100644
--- a/www/common/boot2.js
+++ b/www/common/boot2.js
@@ -10,5 +10,13 @@ define([], function () {
             "json.sortify": "/bower_components/json.sortify/dist/JSON.sortify"
         }
     });
+
+    // most of CryptPad breaks if you don't support isArray
+    if (!Array.isArray) {
+        Array.isArray = function(arg) { // CRYPTPAD_SHIM
+            return Object.prototype.toString.call(arg) === '[object Array]';
+        };
+    }
+
     require([document.querySelector('script[data-bootload]').getAttribute('data-bootload')]);
 });
diff --git a/www/common/cryptpad-common.js b/www/common/cryptpad-common.js
index f91069286..e6a48ebe2 100644
--- a/www/common/cryptpad-common.js
+++ b/www/common/cryptpad-common.js
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ define([
                 feedback("NO_PROXIES");
             }
 
-            if (typeof(Array.isArray) !== 'function') {
+            if (!/CRYPTPAD_SHIM/.test(Array.isArray.toString())) {
                 feedback("NO_ISARRAY");
             }