diff --git a/web/database/utils/store.js b/web/database/utils/store.js
--- a/web/database/utils/store.js
+++ b/web/database/utils/store.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 async function processDBStoreOperations(
   storeOperations: StoreOperations,
-  userID: ?string,
+  userID: null | string,
 ): Promise<void> {
   const { draftStoreOperations, threadStoreOperations, reportStoreOperations } =
     storeOperations;
diff --git a/web/redux/initial-state-gate.js b/web/redux/initial-state-gate.js
--- a/web/redux/initial-state-gate.js
+++ b/web/redux/initial-state-gate.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
           });
 
           const currentLoggedInUserID = payload.currentUserInfo?.anonymous
-            ? undefined
+            ? null
             : payload.currentUserInfo?.id;
           const useDatabase = canUseDatabaseOnWeb(currentLoggedInUserID);
 
@@ -105,13 +105,16 @@
               },
             }));
 
-            await processDBStoreOperations({
-              threadStoreOperations,
-              draftStoreOperations: [],
-              messageStoreOperations: [],
-              reportStoreOperations: [],
-              userStoreOperations: [],
-            });
+            await processDBStoreOperations(
+              {
+                threadStoreOperations,
+                draftStoreOperations: [],
+                messageStoreOperations: [],
+                reportStoreOperations: [],
+                userStoreOperations: [],
+              },
+              currentLoggedInUserID,
+            );
           }
           dispatch({ type: setInitialReduxState, payload });
         } catch (err) {
diff --git a/web/redux/redux-setup.js b/web/redux/redux-setup.js
--- a/web/redux/redux-setup.js
+++ b/web/redux/redux-setup.js
@@ -346,7 +346,10 @@
     };
   }
 
-  void processDBStoreOperations(storeOperations, state.currentUserInfo?.id);
+  void processDBStoreOperations(
+    storeOperations,
+    state.currentUserInfo?.id ?? null,
+  );
 
   return state;
 }