diff --git a/native/data/sqlite-context-provider.js b/native/data/sqlite-context-provider.js
--- a/native/data/sqlite-context-provider.js
+++ b/native/data/sqlite-context-provider.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
+import { Alert } from 'react-native';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { setMessageStoreMessages } from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
@@ -46,15 +47,24 @@
           type: setMessageStoreMessages,
           payload: messages,
         });
-      } catch {
-        await fetchNewCookieFromNativeCredentials(
-          dispatch,
-          cookie,
-          urlPrefix,
-          loginActionSources.sqliteLoadFailure,
-        );
-      } finally {
         setStoreLoaded(true);
+      } catch (setStoreException) {
+        Alert.alert(
+          `Error setting threadStore or messageStore: ${setStoreException}`,
+        );
+        try {
+          await fetchNewCookieFromNativeCredentials(
+            dispatch,
+            cookie,
+            urlPrefix,
+            loginActionSources.sqliteLoadFailure,
+          );
+          setStoreLoaded(true);
+        } catch (fetchCookieException) {
+          Alert.alert(
+            `Error fetching new cookie from native credentials: ${fetchCookieException}`,
+          );
+        }
       }
     })();
   }, [storeLoaded, urlPrefix, rehydrateConcluded, cookie, dispatch]);