diff --git a/app/core/initialize.coffee b/app/core/initialize.coffee
index 159fe627b..a3033feac 100644
--- a/app/core/initialize.coffee
+++ b/app/core/initialize.coffee
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ initializeUtilityServices = ->
   require('core/services/segmentio')()
 
 setupConsoleLogging = ->
+  # IE9 doesn't expose console object unless debugger tools are loaded
+  unless console?
+    window.console =
+      info: ->
+      log: ->
+      error: ->
+      debug: ->
   unless console.debug
     # Needed for IE10 and earlier
     console.debug = console.log
diff --git a/app/models/CocoModel.coffee b/app/models/CocoModel.coffee
index 1d7c7439d..e0e1be276 100644
--- a/app/models/CocoModel.coffee
+++ b/app/models/CocoModel.coffee
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ class CocoModel extends Backbone.Model
     @on 'error', @onError, @
     @on 'add', @onLoaded, @
     @saveBackup = _.debounce(@saveBackup, 500)
+    # IE9 doesn't expose console object unless debugger tools are loaded
+    unless console?
+      window.console =
+        info: ->
+        log: ->
+        error: ->
+        debug: ->
     console.debug = console.log unless console.debug # Needed for IE10 and earlier
 
   setProjection: (project) ->