diff --git a/lib/utils/farcaster-utils.js b/lib/utils/farcaster-utils.js
--- a/lib/utils/farcaster-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/farcaster-utils.js
@@ -12,14 +12,25 @@
 import { useSelector, useDispatch } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 
 const DISABLE_CONNECT_FARCASTER_ALERT = true;
+const NO_FID_METADATA = 'NONE';
 
 function useCurrentUserFID(): ?string {
-  return useSelector(
+  // There is a distinction between null & undefined for the fid value.
+  // If the fid is null this means that the user has decided NOT to set
+  // a Farcaster association. If the fid is undefined this means that
+  // the user has not yet been prompted to set a Farcaster association.
+  const currentUserFID = useSelector(
     state =>
       state.syncedMetadataStore.syncedMetadata[
         syncedMetadataNames.CURRENT_USER_FID
-      ] ?? null,
+      ] ?? undefined,
   );
+
+  if (currentUserFID === NO_FID_METADATA) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return currentUserFID;
 }
 
 function useLinkFID(): (fid: string) => Promise<void> {
@@ -70,6 +81,7 @@
 
 export {
   DISABLE_CONNECT_FARCASTER_ALERT,
+  NO_FID_METADATA,
   useCurrentUserFID,
   useLinkFID,
   useUnlinkFID,
diff --git a/lib/utils/push-alerts.js b/lib/utils/push-alerts.js
--- a/lib/utils/push-alerts.js
+++ b/lib/utils/push-alerts.js
@@ -17,13 +17,17 @@
   );
 }
 
-function shouldSkipConnectFarcasterAlert(alertInfo: AlertInfo): boolean {
+function shouldSkipConnectFarcasterAlert(
+  alertInfo: AlertInfo,
+  fid: ?string,
+): boolean {
   // The isDev check is here so that devs don't get continually spammed
   // with this alert.
   return (
     isDev ||
     DISABLE_CONNECT_FARCASTER_ALERT ||
-    alertInfo.lastAlertTime > Date.now() - msInDay
+    fid !== undefined ||
+    alertInfo.totalAlerts > 0
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/native/account/registration/registration-server-call.js b/native/account/registration/registration-server-call.js
--- a/native/account/registration/registration-server-call.js
+++ b/native/account/registration/registration-server-call.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 } from 'lib/types/account-types.js';
 import { syncedMetadataNames } from 'lib/types/synced-metadata-types.js';
 import { getMessageForException } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
+import { NO_FID_METADATA } from 'lib/utils/farcaster-utils.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { useDispatch } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
 import { usingCommServicesAccessToken } from 'lib/utils/services-utils.js';
@@ -356,15 +357,14 @@
                 payload: passedKeyserverURL,
               });
             }
-            if (farcasterID) {
-              dispatch({
-                type: setSyncedMetadataEntryActionType,
-                payload: {
-                  name: syncedMetadataNames.CURRENT_USER_FID,
-                  data: farcasterID,
-                },
-              });
-            }
+            const fidToSave = farcasterID ?? NO_FID_METADATA;
+            dispatch({
+              type: setSyncedMetadataEntryActionType,
+              payload: {
+                name: syncedMetadataNames.CURRENT_USER_FID,
+                data: fidToSave,
+              },
+            });
             if (siweBackupSecrets) {
               await commCoreModule.setSIWEBackupSecrets(siweBackupSecrets);
             }
diff --git a/native/components/connect-farcaster-alert-handler.react.js b/native/components/connect-farcaster-alert-handler.react.js
--- a/native/components/connect-farcaster-alert-handler.react.js
+++ b/native/components/connect-farcaster-alert-handler.react.js
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@
     if (
       !loggedIn ||
       !isActive ||
-      !!fid ||
-      shouldSkipConnectFarcasterAlert(connectFarcasterAlertInfo)
+      shouldSkipConnectFarcasterAlert(connectFarcasterAlertInfo, fid)
     ) {
       return;
     }