diff --git a/native/data/sensitive-data-cleaner.react.js b/native/data/sensitive-data-handler.react.js
rename from native/data/sensitive-data-cleaner.react.js
rename to native/data/sensitive-data-handler.react.js
--- a/native/data/sensitive-data-cleaner.react.js
+++ b/native/data/sensitive-data-handler.react.js
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 import { commCoreModule } from '../native-modules';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils';
 
-function SensitiveDataCleaner(): null {
-  const currentLoggedInUserID = useSelector(state =>
-    state.currentUserInfo?.anonymous ? null : state.currentUserInfo?.id,
+function SensitiveDataHandler(): null {
+  const currentLoggedInUserID: ?string = useSelector(state =>
+    state.currentUserInfo?.anonymous ? undefined : state.currentUserInfo?.id,
   );
   React.useEffect(() => {
     (async () => {
@@ -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;
@@ -36,4 +40,4 @@
   return null;
 }
 
-export { SensitiveDataCleaner };
+export { SensitiveDataHandler };
diff --git a/native/root.react.js b/native/root.react.js
--- a/native/root.react.js
+++ b/native/root.react.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import PersistedStateGate from './components/persisted-state-gate';
 import ConnectedStatusBar from './connected-status-bar.react';
 import CoreDataProvider from './data/core-data-provider.react';
-import { SensitiveDataCleaner } from './data/sensitive-data-cleaner.react';
+import { SensitiveDataHandler } from './data/sensitive-data-handler.react';
 import { SQLiteContextProvider } from './data/sqlite-context-provider';
 import ErrorBoundary from './error-boundary.react';
 import InputStateContainer from './input/input-state-container.react';
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
       <ConnectivityUpdater />
       <ThemeHandler />
       <OrientationHandler />
-      <SensitiveDataCleaner />
+      <SensitiveDataHandler />
     </>
   );
   let navigation;