diff --git a/native/account/log-in-panel.react.js b/native/account/log-in-panel.react.js
index 24d7c4aac..4b5e8a948 100644
--- a/native/account/log-in-panel.react.js
+++ b/native/account/log-in-panel.react.js
@@ -1,383 +1,395 @@
 // @flow
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { View, StyleSheet, Alert, Keyboard, Platform } from 'react-native';
 import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
 import { logInActionTypes, logIn } from 'lib/actions/user-actions';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors';
 import {
   validEmailRegex,
   oldValidUsernameRegex,
 } from 'lib/shared/account-utils';
 import {
   type LogInInfo,
   type LogInExtraInfo,
   type LogInResult,
   type LogInStartingPayload,
   logInActionSources,
 } from 'lib/types/account-types';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from 'lib/types/loading-types';
 import {
   useServerCall,
   useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/action-utils';
 
 import SWMansionIcon from '../components/swmansion-icon.react';
+import { commCoreModule } from '../native-modules';
 import { NavContext } from '../navigation/navigation-context';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils';
 import { nativeLogInExtraInfoSelector } from '../selectors/account-selectors';
 import type { KeyPressEvent } from '../types/react-native';
 import type { StateContainer } from '../utils/state-container';
 import { TextInput } from './modal-components.react';
 import {
   fetchNativeCredentials,
   setNativeCredentials,
 } from './native-credentials';
 import { PanelButton, Panel } from './panel-components.react';
 import PasswordInput from './password-input.react';
 
 export type LogInState = {
   +usernameInputText: ?string,
   +passwordInputText: ?string,
 };
 type BaseProps = {
   +setActiveAlert: (activeAlert: boolean) => void,
   +opacityValue: Animated.Node,
   +logInState: StateContainer<LogInState>,
 };
 type Props = {
   ...BaseProps,
-  // Redux state
   +loadingStatus: LoadingStatus,
   +logInExtraInfo: () => LogInExtraInfo,
-  // Redux dispatch functions
   +dispatchActionPromise: DispatchActionPromise,
-  // async functions that hit server APIs
   +logIn: (logInInfo: LogInInfo) => Promise<LogInResult>,
+  +primaryIdentityPublicKey: ?string,
 };
 class LogInPanel extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   usernameInput: ?TextInput;
   passwordInput: ?PasswordInput;
 
   componentDidMount() {
     this.attemptToFetchCredentials();
   }
 
   get usernameInputText(): string {
     return this.props.logInState.state.usernameInputText || '';
   }
 
   get passwordInputText(): string {
     return this.props.logInState.state.passwordInputText || '';
   }
 
   async attemptToFetchCredentials() {
     if (
       this.props.logInState.state.usernameInputText !== null &&
       this.props.logInState.state.usernameInputText !== undefined
     ) {
       return;
     }
     const credentials = await fetchNativeCredentials();
     if (!credentials) {
       return;
     }
     if (
       this.props.logInState.state.usernameInputText !== null &&
       this.props.logInState.state.usernameInputText !== undefined
     ) {
       return;
     }
     this.props.logInState.setState({
       usernameInputText: credentials.username,
       passwordInputText: credentials.password,
     });
   }
 
   render(): React.Node {
     return (
       <Panel opacityValue={this.props.opacityValue}>
         <View style={styles.row}>
           <SWMansionIcon
             name="user-1"
             size={22}
             color="#555"
             style={styles.icon}
           />
           <TextInput
             style={styles.input}
             value={this.usernameInputText}
             onChangeText={this.onChangeUsernameInputText}
             onKeyPress={this.onUsernameKeyPress}
             placeholder="Username"
             autoFocus={Platform.OS !== 'ios'}
             autoCorrect={false}
             autoCapitalize="none"
             keyboardType="ascii-capable"
             textContentType="username"
             autoComplete="username"
             returnKeyType="next"
             blurOnSubmit={false}
             onSubmitEditing={this.focusPasswordInput}
             editable={this.props.loadingStatus !== 'loading'}
             ref={this.usernameInputRef}
           />
         </View>
         <View style={styles.row}>
           <SWMansionIcon
             name="lock-on"
             size={22}
             color="#555"
             style={styles.icon}
           />
           <PasswordInput
             style={styles.input}
             value={this.passwordInputText}
             onChangeText={this.onChangePasswordInputText}
             placeholder="Password"
             textContentType="password"
             autoComplete="password"
             autoCapitalize="none"
             returnKeyType="go"
             blurOnSubmit={false}
             onSubmitEditing={this.onSubmit}
             editable={this.props.loadingStatus !== 'loading'}
             ref={this.passwordInputRef}
           />
         </View>
         <View style={styles.footer}>
           <PanelButton
             text="LOG IN"
             loadingStatus={this.props.loadingStatus}
             onSubmit={this.onSubmit}
           />
         </View>
       </Panel>
     );
   }
 
   usernameInputRef: (usernameInput: ?TextInput) => void = usernameInput => {
     this.usernameInput = usernameInput;
     if (Platform.OS === 'ios' && usernameInput) {
       setTimeout(() => usernameInput.focus());
     }
   };
 
   focusUsernameInput: () => void = () => {
     invariant(this.usernameInput, 'ref should be set');
     this.usernameInput.focus();
   };
 
   passwordInputRef: (passwordInput: ?PasswordInput) => void = passwordInput => {
     this.passwordInput = passwordInput;
   };
 
   focusPasswordInput: () => void = () => {
     invariant(this.passwordInput, 'ref should be set');
     this.passwordInput.focus();
   };
 
   onChangeUsernameInputText: (text: string) => void = text => {
     this.props.logInState.setState({ usernameInputText: text.trim() });
   };
 
   onUsernameKeyPress: (event: KeyPressEvent) => void = event => {
     const { key } = event.nativeEvent;
     if (
       key.length > 1 &&
       key !== 'Backspace' &&
       key !== 'Enter' &&
       this.passwordInputText.length === 0
     ) {
       this.focusPasswordInput();
     }
   };
 
   onChangePasswordInputText: (text: string) => void = text => {
     this.props.logInState.setState({ passwordInputText: text });
   };
 
   onSubmit: () => void = () => {
     this.props.setActiveAlert(true);
     if (this.usernameInputText.search(validEmailRegex) > -1) {
       Alert.alert(
         'Can’t log in with email',
         'You need to log in with your username now',
         [{ text: 'OK', onPress: this.onUsernameAlertAcknowledged }],
         { cancelable: false },
       );
       return;
     } else if (this.usernameInputText.search(oldValidUsernameRegex) === -1) {
       Alert.alert(
         'Invalid username',
         'Alphanumeric usernames only',
         [{ text: 'OK', onPress: this.onUsernameAlertAcknowledged }],
         { cancelable: false },
       );
       return;
     } else if (this.passwordInputText === '') {
       Alert.alert(
         'Empty password',
         'Password cannot be empty',
         [{ text: 'OK', onPress: this.onPasswordAlertAcknowledged }],
         { cancelable: false },
       );
       return;
     }
 
     Keyboard.dismiss();
     const extraInfo = this.props.logInExtraInfo();
     this.props.dispatchActionPromise(
       logInActionTypes,
       this.logInAction(extraInfo),
       undefined,
       ({ calendarQuery: extraInfo.calendarQuery }: LogInStartingPayload),
     );
   };
 
   async logInAction(extraInfo: LogInExtraInfo): Promise<LogInResult> {
     try {
       const result = await this.props.logIn({
         ...extraInfo,
         username: this.usernameInputText,
         password: this.passwordInputText,
         logInActionSource: logInActionSources.logInFromNativeForm,
       });
       this.props.setActiveAlert(false);
       await setNativeCredentials({
         username: result.currentUserInfo.username,
         password: this.passwordInputText,
       });
       return result;
     } catch (e) {
       if (e.message === 'invalid_credentials') {
         Alert.alert(
           'Incorrect username or password',
           "Either that user doesn't exist, or the password is incorrect",
           [{ text: 'OK', onPress: this.onUnsuccessfulLoginAlertAckowledged }],
           { cancelable: false },
         );
       } else if (e.message === 'client_version_unsupported') {
         const app = Platform.select({
           ios: 'App Store',
           android: 'Play Store',
         });
         Alert.alert(
           'App out of date',
           'Your app version is pretty old, and the server doesn’t know how ' +
             `to speak to it anymore. Please use the ${app} app to update!`,
           [{ text: 'OK', onPress: this.onAppOutOfDateAlertAcknowledged }],
           { cancelable: false },
         );
       } else {
         Alert.alert(
           'Unknown error',
           'Uhh... try again?',
           [{ text: 'OK', onPress: this.onUnknownErrorAlertAcknowledged }],
           { cancelable: false },
         );
       }
       throw e;
     }
   }
 
   onUnsuccessfulLoginAlertAckowledged: () => void = () => {
     this.props.setActiveAlert(false);
     this.props.logInState.setState(
       {
         usernameInputText: '',
         passwordInputText: '',
       },
       this.focusUsernameInput,
     );
   };
 
   onUsernameAlertAcknowledged: () => void = () => {
     this.props.setActiveAlert(false);
     this.props.logInState.setState(
       {
         usernameInputText: '',
       },
       this.focusUsernameInput,
     );
   };
 
   onPasswordAlertAcknowledged: () => void = () => {
     this.props.setActiveAlert(false);
     this.props.logInState.setState(
       {
         passwordInputText: '',
       },
       this.focusPasswordInput,
     );
   };
 
   onUnknownErrorAlertAcknowledged: () => void = () => {
     this.props.setActiveAlert(false);
     this.props.logInState.setState(
       {
         usernameInputText: '',
         passwordInputText: '',
       },
       this.focusUsernameInput,
     );
   };
 
   onAppOutOfDateAlertAcknowledged: () => void = () => {
     this.props.setActiveAlert(false);
   };
 }
 
 export type InnerLogInPanel = LogInPanel;
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   footer: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
     justifyContent: 'flex-end',
   },
   icon: {
     bottom: 10,
     left: 4,
     position: 'absolute',
   },
   input: {
     paddingLeft: 35,
   },
   row: {
     marginHorizontal: 24,
   },
 });
 
 const loadingStatusSelector = createLoadingStatusSelector(logInActionTypes);
 
 const ConnectedLogInPanel: React.ComponentType<BaseProps> = React.memo<BaseProps>(
   function ConnectedLogInPanel(props: BaseProps) {
     const loadingStatus = useSelector(loadingStatusSelector);
 
     const navContext = React.useContext(NavContext);
     const logInExtraInfo = useSelector(state =>
       nativeLogInExtraInfoSelector({
         redux: state,
         navContext,
       }),
     );
 
     const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
     const callLogIn = useServerCall(logIn);
 
+    const [
+      primaryIdentityPublicKey,
+      setPrimaryIdentityPublicKey,
+    ] = React.useState<?string>(null);
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+      (async () => {
+        await commCoreModule.initializeCryptoAccount('PLACEHOLDER');
+        const { ed25519 } = await commCoreModule.getUserPublicKey();
+        setPrimaryIdentityPublicKey(ed25519);
+      })();
+    }, []);
+
     return (
       <LogInPanel
         {...props}
-        loadingStatus={loadingStatus}
+        loadingStatus={!primaryIdentityPublicKey ? 'loading' : loadingStatus}
         logInExtraInfo={logInExtraInfo}
         dispatchActionPromise={dispatchActionPromise}
         logIn={callLogIn}
+        primaryIdentityPublicKey={primaryIdentityPublicKey}
       />
     );
   },
 );
 
 export default ConnectedLogInPanel;