diff --git a/lib/components/platform-details-synchronizer.react.js b/lib/components/platform-details-synchronizer.react.js
--- a/lib/components/platform-details-synchronizer.react.js
+++ b/lib/components/platform-details-synchronizer.react.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 
+import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { isLoggedIn } from '../selectors/user-selectors.js';
@@ -9,7 +10,9 @@
 
 function PlatformDetailsSynchronizer(): React.Node {
   const client = React.useContext(IdentityClientContext);
-  const identityClient = client?.identityClient;
+  invariant(client, 'Identity context should be set');
+  const identityClient = client.identityClient;
+  const getAuthMetadata = client.getAuthMetadata;
 
   const loggedIn = useSelector(isLoggedIn);
 
@@ -20,12 +23,16 @@
     if (!loggedIn) {
       return;
     }
+    const authMetadata = await getAuthMetadata();
+    if (!authMetadata) {
+      return;
+    }
     try {
       await identityClient.syncPlatformDetails();
     } catch (error) {
       console.log('Error syncing platform details:', error);
     }
-  }, [identityClient, loggedIn]);
+  }, [identityClient, loggedIn, getAuthMetadata]);
 
   const hasRun = React.useRef<boolean>(false);
   React.useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/lib/components/prekeys-handler.react.js b/lib/components/prekeys-handler.react.js
--- a/lib/components/prekeys-handler.react.js
+++ b/lib/components/prekeys-handler.react.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import { IdentityClientContext } from '../shared/identity-client-context.js';
 import { getConfig } from '../utils/config.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
+import { usingCommServicesAccessToken } from '../utils/services-utils.js';
 
 // Time after which rotation is started
 const PREKEY_ROTATION_TIMEOUT = 3 * 1000; // in milliseconds
@@ -21,11 +22,16 @@
     if (!loggedIn) {
       return undefined;
     }
+    if (!usingCommServicesAccessToken) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
 
     const timeoutID = setTimeout(async () => {
       try {
         const authMetadata = await identityContext.getAuthMetadata();
-
+        if (!authMetadata) {
+          return;
+        }
         const { olmAPI } = getConfig();
         await olmAPI.validateAndUploadPrekeys(authMetadata);
       } catch (e) {
diff --git a/lib/handlers/user-infos-handler.react.js b/lib/handlers/user-infos-handler.react.js
--- a/lib/handlers/user-infos-handler.react.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/user-infos-handler.react.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 
+import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 import { useGetAndUpdateDeviceListsForUsers } from '../hooks/peer-list-hooks.js';
 import { useLegacyAshoatKeyserverCall } from '../keyserver-conn/legacy-keyserver-call.js';
 import { usersWithMissingDeviceListSelector } from '../selectors/user-selectors.js';
+import { IdentityClientContext } from '../shared/identity-client-context.js';
 import { useTunnelbroker } from '../tunnelbroker/tunnelbroker-context.js';
 import { relationshipActions } from '../types/relationship-types.js';
 import { getMessageForException } from '../utils/errors.js';
@@ -25,6 +27,10 @@
 } from '../utils/services-utils.js';
 
 function UserInfosHandler(): React.Node {
+  const client = React.useContext(IdentityClientContext);
+  invariant(client, 'Identity context should be set');
+  const { getAuthMetadata } = client;
+
   const userInfos = useSelector(state => state.userStore.userInfos);
 
   const userInfosWithMissingUsernames = React.useMemo(() => {
@@ -56,39 +62,46 @@
     if (!usingCommServicesAccessToken || newUserIDs.length === 0) {
       return;
     }
-    // 1. Fetch usernames from identity
-    const promise = (async () => {
-      newUserIDs.forEach(id => requestedIDsRef.current.add(id));
-      const identities = await findUserIdentities(newUserIDs);
-      newUserIDs.forEach(id => requestedIDsRef.current.delete(id));
+    void (async () => {
+      const authMetadata = await getAuthMetadata();
+      if (!authMetadata) {
+        return;
+      }
+      // 1. Fetch usernames from identity
+      const promise = (async () => {
+        newUserIDs.forEach(id => requestedIDsRef.current.add(id));
+        const identities = await findUserIdentities(newUserIDs);
+        newUserIDs.forEach(id => requestedIDsRef.current.delete(id));
 
-      const newUserInfos = [];
-      for (const id in identities) {
-        newUserInfos.push({
-          id,
-          username: identities[id].username,
-        });
+        const newUserInfos = [];
+        for (const id in identities) {
+          newUserInfos.push({
+            id,
+            username: identities[id].username,
+          });
+        }
+        return { userInfos: newUserInfos };
+      })();
+      void dispatchActionPromise(findUserIdentitiesActionTypes, promise);
+      // 2. Fetch avatars from auth keyserver
+      if (relyingOnAuthoritativeKeyserver) {
+        const userIDsWithoutOwnID = newUserIDs.filter(
+          id => id !== currentUserInfo?.id,
+        );
+        if (userIDsWithoutOwnID.length === 0) {
+          return;
+        }
+        void dispatchActionPromise(
+          updateRelationshipsActionTypes,
+          callUpdateRelationships({
+            action: relationshipActions.ACKNOWLEDGE,
+            userIDs: userIDsWithoutOwnID,
+          }),
+        );
       }
-      return { userInfos: newUserInfos };
     })();
-    void dispatchActionPromise(findUserIdentitiesActionTypes, promise);
-    // 2. Fetch avatars from auth keyserver
-    if (relyingOnAuthoritativeKeyserver) {
-      const userIDsWithoutOwnID = newUserIDs.filter(
-        id => id !== currentUserInfo?.id,
-      );
-      if (userIDsWithoutOwnID.length === 0) {
-        return;
-      }
-      void dispatchActionPromise(
-        updateRelationshipsActionTypes,
-        callUpdateRelationships({
-          action: relationshipActions.ACKNOWLEDGE,
-          userIDs: userIDsWithoutOwnID,
-        }),
-      );
-    }
   }, [
+    getAuthMetadata,
     callUpdateRelationships,
     currentUserInfo?.id,
     dispatchActionPromise,
@@ -112,6 +125,10 @@
       return;
     }
     void (async () => {
+      const authMetadata = await getAuthMetadata();
+      if (!authMetadata) {
+        return;
+      }
       try {
         await getAndUpdateDeviceListsForUsers(usersWithMissingDeviceList, true);
       } catch (e) {
@@ -123,6 +140,7 @@
       }
     })();
   }, [
+    getAuthMetadata,
     socketState.isAuthorized,
     getAndUpdateDeviceListsForUsers,
     usersWithMissingDeviceList,