diff --git a/native/redux/persist.js b/native/redux/persist.js
--- a/native/redux/persist.js
+++ b/native/redux/persist.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import { Platform } from 'react-native';
 import Orientation from 'react-native-orientation-locker';
 import { createTransform } from 'redux-persist';
-import type { Transform } from 'redux-persist/es/types.js';
+import type { Transform, Persistor } from 'redux-persist/es/types.js';
 
 import {
   convertEntryStoreToNewIDSchema,
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@
 function setPersistor(persistor: *) {
   storedPersistor = persistor;
 }
-function getPersistor(): empty {
+function getPersistor(): Persistor {
   invariant(storedPersistor, 'should be set');
   return storedPersistor;
 }
diff --git a/native/utils/crash-utils.js b/native/utils/crash-utils.js
--- a/native/utils/crash-utils.js
+++ b/native/utils/crash-utils.js
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
 
 async function wipeAndExit() {
   await Promise.all([
-    getPersistor().purge(),
     __DEV__ ? AsyncStorage.removeItem(navStateAsyncStorageKey) : null,
     AsyncStorage.removeItem('ANDROID_REFERRER'),
     AsyncStorage.removeItem(featureFlagsStorageKey),
     clearSensitiveData(),
   ]);
+  await getPersistor().purge();
   await sleep(50);
   commCoreModule.terminate();
 }