diff --git a/native/authoritative-keyserver.js b/native/authoritative-keyserver.js
--- a/native/authoritative-keyserver.js
+++ b/native/authoritative-keyserver.js
@@ -2,18 +2,13 @@
 
 import { ashoatKeyserverID } from 'lib/utils/validation-utils.js';
 
-function getAuthoritativeKeyserverID(): string {
-  try {
-    const {
-      authoritativeKeyserverID: keyserverID,
-      // $FlowExpectedError: file might not exist
-    } = require('./facts/authoritative_keyserver.json');
-    return keyserverID;
-  } catch {
-    return ashoatKeyserverID;
-  }
-}
-
-const authoritativeKeyserverID: string = getAuthoritativeKeyserverID();
+let authoritativeKeyserverID: string = ashoatKeyserverID;
+try {
+  const {
+    authoritativeKeyserverID: keyserverID,
+    // $FlowExpectedError: file might not exist
+  } = require('./facts/authoritative_keyserver.json');
+  authoritativeKeyserverID = keyserverID;
+} catch {}
 
 export { authoritativeKeyserverID };