diff --git a/native/account/restore.js b/native/account/restore.js
--- a/native/account/restore.js
+++ b/native/account/restore.js
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@
           throw new Error('Missing identityAuthResult');
         }
         const backupData = await commCoreModule.getQRAuthBackupData();
+        await sqliteAPI.restoreUserData(backupData, identityAuthResult);
         await sqliteAPI.migrateBackupSchema();
         await sqliteAPI.copyContentFromBackupDatabase();
-        await sqliteAPI.restoreUserData(backupData, identityAuthResult);
 
         const clientDBStore = await sqliteAPI.getClientDBStore(
           identityAuthResult.userID,