diff --git a/lib/utils/services-utils.js b/lib/utils/services-utils.js
--- a/lib/utils/services-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/services-utils.js
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 // other Comm services.
 const usingCommServicesAccessToken = false;
 
+// If this is true, then the app is able to support multiple keyservers. This
+// requires the use of Tunnelbroker and the backup service to persist and sync
+// the KeyserverStore.
+const supportingMultipleKeyservers = false;
+
 // If this is false, then the app no longer needs to rely on being connected to
 // an authoritative keyserver for things like DMs.
 const relyingOnAuthoritativeKeyserver = true;
@@ -40,6 +45,7 @@
 export {
   handleHTTPResponseError,
   usingCommServicesAccessToken,
+  supportingMultipleKeyservers,
   relyingOnAuthoritativeKeyserver,
   createHTTPAuthorizationHeader,
   createDefaultHTTPRequestHeaders,
diff --git a/native/data/sqlite-data-handler.js b/native/data/sqlite-data-handler.js
--- a/native/data/sqlite-data-handler.js
+++ b/native/data/sqlite-data-handler.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import { getMessageForException } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { useDispatch } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
+import { supportingMultipleKeyservers } from 'lib/utils/services-utils.js';
 
 import { authoritativeKeyserverID } from '../authoritative-keyserver.js';
 import { filesystemMediaCache } from '../media/media-cache.js';
@@ -116,6 +117,21 @@
     ],
   );
 
+  const recoverData = React.useCallback(
+    (source: RecoveryActionSource) => {
+      if (supportingMultipleKeyservers) {
+        invariant(
+          false,
+          'recoverData in SQLiteDataHandler is not yet implemented when ' +
+            'supportingMultipleKeyservers is enabled. It should recover ' +
+            'from broken SQLite state by restoring from backup service',
+        );
+      }
+      return recoverDataFromAuthoritativeKeyserver(source);
+    },
+    [recoverDataFromAuthoritativeKeyserver],
+  );
+
   const callClearSensitiveData = React.useCallback(
     async (triggeredBy: string) => {
       await clearSensitiveData();
@@ -169,9 +185,7 @@
             commCoreModule.terminate();
           }
         }
-        await recoverDataFromAuthoritativeKeyserver(
-          recoveryActionSources.corruptedDatabaseDeletion,
-        );
+        await recoverData(recoveryActionSources.corruptedDatabaseDeletion);
       })();
       return;
     }
@@ -232,9 +246,7 @@
               '{no exception message}',
           );
         }
-        await recoverDataFromAuthoritativeKeyserver(
-          recoveryActionSources.sqliteLoadFailure,
-        );
+        await recoverData(recoveryActionSources.sqliteLoadFailure);
       }
     })();
   }, [
@@ -245,7 +257,7 @@
     rehydrateConcluded,
     staffCanSee,
     storeLoaded,
-    recoverDataFromAuthoritativeKeyserver,
+    recoverData,
     callClearSensitiveData,
     mediaCacheContext,
   ]);