diff --git a/native/push/push-handler.react.js b/native/push/push-handler.react.js
--- a/native/push/push-handler.react.js
+++ b/native/push/push-handler.react.js
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
   ) => Promise<SetDeviceTokenActionPayload>,
   // withRootContext
   +rootContext: ?RootContextType,
+  +localToken: ?string,
 };
 type State = {
   +inAppNotifProps: ?{
@@ -286,6 +287,8 @@
 
     if (this.props.loggedIn && !prevProps.loggedIn) {
       void this.ensurePushNotifsEnabled();
+    } else if (!this.props.localToken && prevProps.localToken) {
+      void this.ensurePushNotifsEnabled();
     } else {
       for (const keyserverID in this.props.deviceTokens) {
         const deviceToken = this.props.deviceTokens[keyserverID];
@@ -440,12 +443,15 @@
       return;
     }
     if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
-      let missingDeviceToken = false;
-      for (const keyserverID in this.props.deviceTokens) {
-        const deviceToken = this.props.deviceTokens[keyserverID];
-        if (deviceToken === null || deviceToken === undefined) {
-          missingDeviceToken = true;
-          break;
+      let missingDeviceToken = !this.props.localToken;
+      console.log(this.props.localToken);
+      if (!missingDeviceToken) {
+        for (const keyserverID in this.props.deviceTokens) {
+          const deviceToken = this.props.deviceTokens[keyserverID];
+          if (deviceToken === null || deviceToken === undefined) {
+            missingDeviceToken = true;
+            break;
+          }
         }
       }
       await requestIOSPushPermissions(missingDeviceToken);
@@ -801,6 +807,9 @@
     const allUpdatesCurrentAsOf = useSelector(allUpdatesCurrentAsOfSelector);
     const activeTheme = useSelector(state => state.globalThemeInfo.activeTheme);
     const loggedIn = useSelector(isLoggedIn);
+    const localToken = useSelector(
+      state => state.tunnelbrokerDeviceToken.localToken,
+    );
     const navigateToThread = useNavigateToThread();
     const dispatch = useDispatch();
     const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
@@ -825,6 +834,7 @@
         setDeviceToken={callSetDeviceToken}
         setDeviceTokenFanout={callSetDeviceTokenFanout}
         rootContext={rootContext}
+        localToken={localToken}
       />
     );
   });