diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/AppDelegate.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/AppDelegate.swift
index 2aab207d8..30a4d5de1 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, UIApplicationDelegate {
         application.registerForRemoteNotifications()
         if #available(iOS 17.0, *) { trackKeyboard() }
         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(pasteboardChanged), name: UIPasteboard.changedNotification, object: nil)
-        removePasswordsIfReinstalled()
+        changeAuthDetailsIfReinstalled()
         return true
     }
 
@@ -128,14 +128,18 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, UIApplicationDelegate {
         BGManager.shared.receiveMessages(complete)
     }
 
-    private func removePasswordsIfReinstalled() {
+    private func changeAuthDetailsIfReinstalled() {
         // check for database existence is needed because app password and self destruct password will be saved and restored
         // by iOS when a user deletes the app and installs it again. In this case database will be deleted but passwords are not.
         // This check ensures that the user will not stack on "Opening app..." screen
         if (kcAppPassword.get() != nil || kcSelfDestructPassword.get() != nil) && !UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: DEFAULT_PERFORM_LA) && !(hasDatabase() || hasLegacyDatabase()) {
-            _ = kcAppPassword.remove()
-            _ = kcSelfDestructPassword.remove()
-            _ = kcDatabasePassword.remove()
+            if kcAppPassword.get() != nil {
+                UserDefaults.standard.setValue(true, forKey: DEFAULT_PERFORM_LA)
+                privacyLocalAuthModeDefault.set(.passcode)
+            }
+            if kcSelfDestructPassword.get() != nil {
+                UserDefaults.standard.setValue(true, forKey: DEFAULT_LA_SELF_DESTRUCT)
+            }
         }
     }