diff --git a/lib/backup/restored-migrations.js b/lib/backup/restored-migrations.js
--- a/lib/backup/restored-migrations.js
+++ b/lib/backup/restored-migrations.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { sharedMigrations } from './persist-shared-migrations.js';
+import { createReplaceSyncedMetadataOperation } from '../ops/synced-metadata-store-ops.js';
 import { databaseIdentifier } from '../types/database-identifier-types.js';
 import { syncedMetadataNames } from '../types/synced-metadata-types.js';
 import { getConfig } from '../utils/config.js';
@@ -54,13 +55,10 @@
       const ops = await sharedMigrations[versionKey](
         databaseIdentifier.RESTORED,
       );
-      const versionUpdateOp = {
-        type: 'replace_synced_metadata_entry',
-        payload: {
-          name: syncedMetadataNames.STORE_VERSION,
-          data: versionKey.toString(),
-        },
-      };
+      const versionUpdateOp = createReplaceSyncedMetadataOperation(
+        syncedMetadataNames.STORE_VERSION,
+        versionKey.toString(),
+      );
       const dbOps = {
         ...ops,
         syncedMetadataStoreOperations: [
diff --git a/lib/ops/synced-metadata-store-ops.js b/lib/ops/synced-metadata-store-ops.js
--- a/lib/ops/synced-metadata-store-ops.js
+++ b/lib/ops/synced-metadata-store-ops.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import type { BaseStoreOpsHandlers } from './base-ops.js';
 import type {
   SyncedMetadata,
+  SyncedMetadataName,
   SyncedMetadataStore,
 } from '../types/synced-metadata-types.js';
 
@@ -98,4 +99,17 @@
   },
 };
 
-export { syncedMetadataStoreOpsHandlers };
+function createReplaceSyncedMetadataOperation(
+  name: SyncedMetadataName,
+  data: string,
+): ReplaceSyncedMetadataEntryOperation {
+  return {
+    type: 'replace_synced_metadata_entry',
+    payload: {
+      name,
+      data,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+export { syncedMetadataStoreOpsHandlers, createReplaceSyncedMetadataOperation };
diff --git a/lib/reducers/alert-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/alert-reducer.js
--- a/lib/reducers/alert-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/alert-reducer.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 } from '../actions/alert-actions.js';
 import { setClientDBStoreActionType } from '../actions/client-db-store-actions.js';
 import type { SyncedMetadataStoreOperation } from '../ops/synced-metadata-store-ops.js';
+import { createReplaceSyncedMetadataOperation } from '../ops/synced-metadata-store-ops.js';
 import type { AlertStore } from '../types/alert-types.js';
 import type { BaseAction } from '../types/redux-types';
 import { syncedMetadataNames } from '../types/synced-metadata-types.js';
@@ -21,13 +22,10 @@
   return {
     alertStore,
     syncedMetadataStoreOperations: [
-      {
-        type: 'replace_synced_metadata_entry',
-        payload: {
-          name: syncedMetadataNames.ALERT_STORE,
-          data: JSON.stringify(alertStore),
-        },
-      },
+      createReplaceSyncedMetadataOperation(
+        syncedMetadataNames.ALERT_STORE,
+        JSON.stringify(alertStore),
+      ),
     ],
   };
 }
diff --git a/lib/reducers/enabled-apps-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/enabled-apps-reducer.js
--- a/lib/reducers/enabled-apps-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/enabled-apps-reducer.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { setClientDBStoreActionType } from '../actions/client-db-store-actions.js';
 import { setNewSessionActionType } from '../keyserver-conn/keyserver-conn-types.js';
 import type { SyncedMetadataStoreOperation } from '../ops/synced-metadata-store-ops.js';
+import { createReplaceSyncedMetadataOperation } from '../ops/synced-metadata-store-ops.js';
 import type { EnabledApps } from '../types/enabled-apps.js';
 import {
   defaultEnabledApps,
@@ -27,13 +28,10 @@
   return {
     enabledApps,
     syncedMetadataStoreOperations: [
-      {
-        type: 'replace_synced_metadata_entry',
-        payload: {
-          name: syncedMetadataNames.ENABLED_APPS,
-          data: JSON.stringify(enabledApps),
-        },
-      },
+      createReplaceSyncedMetadataOperation(
+        syncedMetadataNames.ENABLED_APPS,
+        JSON.stringify(enabledApps),
+      ),
     ],
   };
 }
diff --git a/lib/reducers/theme-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/theme-reducer.js
--- a/lib/reducers/theme-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/theme-reducer.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import { legacyLogInActionTypes } from '../actions/user-actions.js';
 import { setNewSessionActionType } from '../keyserver-conn/keyserver-conn-types.js';
 import type { SyncedMetadataStoreOperation } from '../ops/synced-metadata-store-ops.js';
+import { createReplaceSyncedMetadataOperation } from '../ops/synced-metadata-store-ops.js';
 import type { BaseAction } from '../types/redux-types.js';
 import { syncedMetadataNames } from '../types/synced-metadata-types.js';
 import {
@@ -25,13 +26,10 @@
   return {
     globalThemeInfo,
     syncedMetadataStoreOperations: [
-      {
-        type: 'replace_synced_metadata_entry',
-        payload: {
-          name: syncedMetadataNames.GLOBAL_THEME_INFO,
-          data: JSON.stringify(globalThemeInfo),
-        },
-      },
+      createReplaceSyncedMetadataOperation(
+        syncedMetadataNames.GLOBAL_THEME_INFO,
+        JSON.stringify(globalThemeInfo),
+      ),
     ],
   };
 }
diff --git a/lib/types/synced-metadata-types.js b/lib/types/synced-metadata-types.js
--- a/lib/types/synced-metadata-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/synced-metadata-types.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   GLOBAL_THEME_INFO: 'global_theme_info',
   ALERT_STORE: 'alert_store',
 });
-type SyncedMetadataName = $Values<typeof syncedMetadataNames>;
+export type SyncedMetadataName = $Values<typeof syncedMetadataNames>;
 
 export type SetSyncedMetadataEntryPayload = {
   +name: SyncedMetadataName,
diff --git a/lib/utils/migration-utils.js b/lib/utils/migration-utils.js
--- a/lib/utils/migration-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/migration-utils.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import type { TranslatedThreadMessageInfos } from './message-ops-utils.js';
 import { entries } from './objects.js';
 import { convertRawThreadInfoToNewIDSchema } from '../_generated/migration-utils.js';
+import { createReplaceSyncedMetadataOperation } from '../ops/synced-metadata-store-ops.js';
 import {
   parsePendingThreadID,
   getPendingThreadID,
@@ -297,13 +298,10 @@
         const { state: newState, ops } =
           await migrations[versionKey](migratedState);
         migratedState = newState;
-        const versionUpdateOp = {
-          type: 'replace_synced_metadata_entry',
-          payload: {
-            name: syncedMetadataNames.STORE_VERSION,
-            data: versionKey.toString(),
-          },
-        };
+        const versionUpdateOp = createReplaceSyncedMetadataOperation(
+          syncedMetadataNames.STORE_VERSION,
+          versionKey.toString(),
+        );
         const dbOps = {
           ...ops,
           syncedMetadataStoreOperations: [