diff --git a/lib/reducers/master-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/master-reducer.js
--- a/lib/reducers/master-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/master-reducer.js
@@ -180,17 +180,21 @@
     threadStoreOperations,
   );
 
-  const { enabledApps } = reduceEnabledApps(state.enabledApps, action);
+  const { enabledApps, syncedMetadataStoreOperations: enabledAppsOps } =
+    reduceEnabledApps(state.enabledApps, action);
 
-  const { globalThemeInfo } = reduceGlobalThemeInfo(
-    state.globalThemeInfo,
-    action,
-  );
+  const { globalThemeInfo, syncedMetadataStoreOperations: globalThemeInfoOps } =
+    reduceGlobalThemeInfo(state.globalThemeInfo, action);
 
-  const { alertStore } = reduceAlertStore(state.alertStore, action);
+  const { alertStore, syncedMetadataStoreOperations: alertStoreOps } =
+    reduceAlertStore(state.alertStore, action);
 
   const { syncedMetadataStore, syncedMetadataStoreOperations } =
-    reduceSyncedMetadataStore(state.syncedMetadataStore, action);
+    reduceSyncedMetadataStore(state.syncedMetadataStore, action, [
+      ...enabledAppsOps,
+      ...globalThemeInfoOps,
+      ...alertStoreOps,
+    ]);
 
   const { auxUserStore, auxUserStoreOperations } = reduceAuxUserStore(
     state.auxUserStore,
diff --git a/lib/reducers/synced-metadata-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/synced-metadata-reducer.js
--- a/lib/reducers/synced-metadata-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/synced-metadata-reducer.js
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 function reduceSyncedMetadataStore(
   state: SyncedMetadataStore,
   action: BaseAction,
+  // IMPORTANT: always process and return predefinedStoreOperations,
+  // regardless of action type; the only exception
+  // is setClientDBStoreActionType
+  predefinedStoreOperations: $ReadOnlyArray<SyncedMetadataStoreOperation>,
 ): {
   +syncedMetadataStore: SyncedMetadataStore,
   +syncedMetadataStoreOperations: $ReadOnlyArray<SyncedMetadataStoreOperation>,
@@ -30,9 +34,17 @@
       payload: action.payload,
     };
 
+    const syncedMetadataStoreOperations = [
+      ...predefinedStoreOperations,
+      replaceOperation,
+    ];
+
     return {
-      syncedMetadataStore: processStoreOps(state, [replaceOperation]),
-      syncedMetadataStoreOperations: [replaceOperation],
+      syncedMetadataStore: processStoreOps(
+        state,
+        syncedMetadataStoreOperations,
+      ),
+      syncedMetadataStoreOperations,
     };
   } else if (action.type === clearSyncedMetadataEntryActionType) {
     const removeOperation: RemoveSyncedMetadataOperation = {
@@ -42,9 +54,17 @@
       },
     };
 
+    const syncedMetadataStoreOperations = [
+      ...predefinedStoreOperations,
+      removeOperation,
+    ];
+
     return {
-      syncedMetadataStore: processStoreOps(state, [removeOperation]),
-      syncedMetadataStoreOperations: [removeOperation],
+      syncedMetadataStore: processStoreOps(
+        state,
+        syncedMetadataStoreOperations,
+      ),
+      syncedMetadataStoreOperations,
     };
   } else if (action.type === setClientDBStoreActionType) {
     const newSyncedMetadata = action.payload.syncedMetadata;
@@ -68,8 +88,8 @@
   }
 
   return {
-    syncedMetadataStore: state,
-    syncedMetadataStoreOperations: [],
+    syncedMetadataStore: processStoreOps(state, predefinedStoreOperations),
+    syncedMetadataStoreOperations: predefinedStoreOperations,
   };
 }