diff --git a/openedx/features/course_experience/static/course_experience/js/currency.js b/openedx/features/course_experience/static/course_experience/js/currency.js
index aa9f6e5595..1f1cd9a1bf 100644
--- a/openedx/features/course_experience/static/course_experience/js/currency.js
+++ b/openedx/features/course_experience/static/course_experience/js/currency.js
@@ -28,7 +28,18 @@ export class Currency {  // eslint-disable-line import/prefer-default-export
   }
 
   getCountry() {
-    this.countryL10nData = JSON.parse($.cookie('edx-price-l10n'));
+    try {
+      this.countryL10nData = JSON.parse($.cookie('edx-price-l10n'));
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (e instanceof SyntaxError) {
+        // If cookie isn't proper JSON, log but continue. This will show the purchase experience
+        // in a non-local currency but will not prevent the user from interacting with the page.
+        console.error(e);
+        console.error("Ignoring malformed 'edx-price-l10n' cookie.");
+      } else {
+        throw e;
+      }
+    }
     if (this.countryL10nData) {
       window.analytics.track('edx.bi.user.track_selection.local_currency_cookie_set');
       this.setPrice();