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
@@ -39,7 +39,16 @@
 import { useStaffCanSee } from '../utils/staff-utils.js';
 
 async function clearSensitiveData() {
-  await commCoreModule.clearSensitiveData();
+  try {
+    await commCoreModule.clearSensitiveData();
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log(
+      `Error clearing SQLite database: ${
+        getMessageForException(error) ?? 'unknown'
+      }`,
+    );
+    throw error;
+  }
   try {
     await filesystemMediaCache.clearCache();
   } catch {
@@ -139,11 +148,28 @@
 
   const handleSensitiveData = React.useCallback(async () => {
     try {
-      const sqliteStampedUserID = await commCoreModule.getSQLiteStampedUserID();
-      if (shouldClearData(sqliteStampedUserID, currentLoggedInUserID)) {
+      let sqliteStampedUserID,
+        errorGettingStampedUserID = false;
+      try {
+        sqliteStampedUserID = await commCoreModule.getSQLiteStampedUserID();
+      } catch (error) {
+        errorGettingStampedUserID = true;
+        console.log(
+          `Error getting SQLite stamped user ID: ${
+            getMessageForException(error) ?? 'unknown'
+          }`,
+        );
+      }
+      if (
+        errorGettingStampedUserID ||
+        shouldClearData(sqliteStampedUserID, currentLoggedInUserID)
+      ) {
         await callClearSensitiveData('change in logged-in user credentials');
       }
-      if (currentLoggedInUserID) {
+      if (
+        currentLoggedInUserID &&
+        currentLoggedInUserID !== sqliteStampedUserID
+      ) {
         await commCoreModule.stampSQLiteDBUserID(currentLoggedInUserID);
       }
     } catch (e) {
diff --git a/web/shared-worker/sqlite-data-handler.js b/web/shared-worker/sqlite-data-handler.js
--- a/web/shared-worker/sqlite-data-handler.js
+++ b/web/shared-worker/sqlite-data-handler.js
@@ -21,25 +21,25 @@
 
   const handleSensitiveData = React.useCallback(async () => {
     const sharedWorker = await getCommSharedWorker();
-    let currentDBUserID,
-      errorGettingUserID = false;
+    let sqliteStampedUserID,
+      errorGettingStampedUserID = false;
     try {
       const currentUserData = await sharedWorker.schedule({
         type: workerRequestMessageTypes.GET_SQLITE_STAMPED_USER_ID,
       });
-      currentDBUserID = currentUserData?.userID;
+      sqliteStampedUserID = currentUserData?.userID;
     } catch (error) {
-      errorGettingUserID = true;
+      errorGettingStampedUserID = true;
       console.error(
-        `Error setting current user ID: ${
+        `Error getting SQLite stamped user ID: ${
           getMessageForException(error) ?? 'unknown'
         }`,
       );
     }
 
     if (
-      errorGettingUserID ||
-      shouldClearData(currentDBUserID, currentLoggedInUserID)
+      errorGettingStampedUserID ||
+      shouldClearData(sqliteStampedUserID, currentLoggedInUserID)
     ) {
       try {
         await sharedWorker.init({ clearDatabase: true });
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@
       }
     }
 
-    if (currentLoggedInUserID && currentLoggedInUserID !== currentDBUserID) {
+    if (
+      currentLoggedInUserID &&
+      currentLoggedInUserID !== sqliteStampedUserID
+    ) {
       try {
         await sharedWorker.schedule({
           type: workerRequestMessageTypes.STAMP_SQLITE_DB_USER_ID,
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@
         });
       } catch (error) {
         console.error(
-          `Error setting current user ID: ${
+          `Error stamping SQLite database with user ID: ${
             getMessageForException(error) ?? 'unknown'
           }`,
         );