diff --git a/lib/components/secondary-device-qr-auth-context-provider.react.js b/lib/components/secondary-device-qr-auth-context-provider.react.js
--- a/lib/components/secondary-device-qr-auth-context-provider.react.js
+++ b/lib/components/secondary-device-qr-auth-context-provider.react.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 import { getMessageForException } from '../utils/errors.js';
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 import { fullBackupSupport } from '../utils/services-utils.js';
-import { waitUntilDatabaseReady } from '../utils/wait-until-db-deleted.js';
+import { waitUntilDatabaseDeleted } from '../utils/wait-until-db-deleted.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +children: React.Node,
@@ -77,7 +77,27 @@
   const [primaryDeviceID, setPrimaryDeviceID] = React.useState<?string>();
   const [qrData, setQRData] = React.useState<?QRData>();
   const [qrAuthFinished, setQRAuthFinished] = React.useState(false);
+
   const loggedIn = useSelector(isLoggedIn);
+  const prevLoggedIn = React.useRef(loggedIn);
+
+  const logoutStateResetPromise = React.useRef<?Promise<void>>(null);
+
+  if (prevLoggedIn.current !== loggedIn) {
+    console.log('[context] Logged in state changed: loggedIn =', loggedIn);
+    if (!loggedIn) {
+      logoutStateResetPromise.current = (async () => {
+        console.log('[context promise] Inside promise');
+        await logoutStateResetPromise.current;
+        console.log('[context promise] Waiting for DB');
+        await waitUntilDatabaseDeleted();
+        console.log('[context promise] DB deleted');
+        logoutStateResetPromise.current = null;
+      })();
+    }
+
+    prevLoggedIn.current = loggedIn;
+  }
 
   const {
     setUnauthorizedDeviceID,
@@ -92,7 +112,7 @@
   const identityClient = identityContext?.identityClient;
 
   const openSecondaryQRAuth = React.useCallback(async () => {
-    await waitUntilDatabaseReady();
+    await logoutStateResetPromise.current;
 
     const [ed25519, rawAESKey] = await Promise.all([
       getContentSigningKey(),