diff --git a/native/data/sensitive-data-cleaner.react.js b/native/data/sensitive-data-cleaner.react.js
--- a/native/data/sensitive-data-cleaner.react.js
+++ b/native/data/sensitive-data-cleaner.react.js
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
         if (currentLoggedInUserID) {
           await commCoreModule.setCurrentUserID(currentLoggedInUserID);
         }
+        const databaseDeviceID = await commCoreModule.getDeviceID();
+        if (!databaseDeviceID) {
+          await commCoreModule.setDeviceID('MOBILE');
+        }
       } catch (e) {
         if (__DEV__) {
           throw e;