diff --git a/cocos/storage/local-storage/LocalStorage-android.cpp b/cocos/storage/local-storage/LocalStorage-android.cpp
index 93ea42ec15..67ebc8240e 100644
--- a/cocos/storage/local-storage/LocalStorage-android.cpp
+++ b/cocos/storage/local-storage/LocalStorage-android.cpp
@@ -111,21 +111,25 @@ void localStorageSetItem( const std::string& key, const std::string& value)
 }
 
 /** gets an item from the LS */
-std::string localStorageGetItem( const std::string& key )
+bool localStorageGetItem( const std::string& key, std::string *outItem )
 {
 	assert( _initialized );
     JniMethodInfo t;
 
-    std::string ret;
-    if (JniHelper::getStaticMethodInfo(t, "org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxLocalStorage", "getItem", "(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;")) {
+    if (JniHelper::getStaticMethodInfo(t, "org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxLocalStorage", "getItem", "(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;"))
+    {
         jstring jkey = t.env->NewStringUTF(key.c_str());
         jstring jret = (jstring)t.env->CallStaticObjectMethod(t.classID, t.methodID, jkey);
-        ret = JniHelper::jstring2string(jret);
+        outItem->assign(JniHelper::jstring2string(jret));
         t.env->DeleteLocalRef(jret);
         t.env->DeleteLocalRef(jkey);
         t.env->DeleteLocalRef(t.classID);
+        return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return false;
     }
-    return ret;
 }
 
 /** removes an item from the LS */
diff --git a/cocos/storage/local-storage/LocalStorage.cpp b/cocos/storage/local-storage/LocalStorage.cpp
index f91a134a7d..4580015617 100644
--- a/cocos/storage/local-storage/LocalStorage.cpp
+++ b/cocos/storage/local-storage/LocalStorage.cpp
@@ -120,23 +120,26 @@ void localStorageSetItem( const std::string& key, const std::string& value)
 }
 
 /** gets an item from the LS */
-std::string localStorageGetItem( const std::string& key )
+bool localStorageGetItem( const std::string& key, std::string *outItem )
 {
 	assert( _initialized );
 
-	std::string ret;
 	int ok = sqlite3_reset(_stmt_select);
 
 	ok |= sqlite3_bind_text(_stmt_select, 1, key.c_str(), -1, SQLITE_TRANSIENT);
 	ok |= sqlite3_step(_stmt_select);
 	const unsigned char *text = sqlite3_column_text(_stmt_select, 0);
-	if (text)
-		ret = (const char*)text;
 
-	if( ok != SQLITE_OK && ok != SQLITE_DONE && ok != SQLITE_ROW)
+	if( (ok != SQLITE_OK && ok != SQLITE_DONE && ok != SQLITE_ROW) || !text)
+	{
 		printf("Error in localStorage.getItem()\n");
-
-	return ret;
+		return false;
+	}
+	else
+    {
+        outItem->assign((const char*)text);
+        return true;
+    }
 }
 
 /** removes an item from the LS */
diff --git a/cocos/storage/local-storage/LocalStorage.h b/cocos/storage/local-storage/LocalStorage.h
index c33a899b20..642451a221 100644
--- a/cocos/storage/local-storage/LocalStorage.h
+++ b/cocos/storage/local-storage/LocalStorage.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void CC_DLL localStorageFree();
 void CC_DLL localStorageSetItem( const std::string& key, const std::string& value);
 
 /** Gets an item from the JS. */
-std::string CC_DLL localStorageGetItem( const std::string& key );
+bool CC_DLL localStorageGetItem( const std::string& key, std::string *outItem );
 
 /** Removes an item from the JS. */
 void CC_DLL localStorageRemoveItem( const std::string& key );