diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/android/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/MainActivity.kt b/apps/multiplatform/android/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/MainActivity.kt
index 512e9efc1..2dff3d604 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/android/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/android/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/MainActivity.kt
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ class MainActivity: FragmentActivity() {
       // When pressed Back and there is no one wants to process the back event, clear auth state to force re-auth on launch
       AppLock.clearAuthState()
       AppLock.laFailed.value = true
-      AppLock.destroyedAfterBackPress.value = true
     }
     if (!onBackPressedDispatcher.hasEnabledCallbacks()) {
       // Drop shared content
       SimplexApp.context.chatModel.sharedContent.value = null
+      finish()
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/androidMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/UI.android.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/androidMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/UI.android.kt
index c458561f9..ca497cbc5 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/androidMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/UI.android.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/androidMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/UI.android.kt
@@ -69,3 +69,5 @@ actual fun hideKeyboard(view: Any?) {
     (androidAppContext.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager).hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.windowToken, 0)
   }
 }
+
+actual fun androidIsFinishingMainActivity(): Boolean = (mainActivity.get()?.isFinishing == true)
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/App.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/App.kt
index c08ad5f91..98b7b279a 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/App.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/App.kt
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ fun MainScreen() {
       LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
         // With these constrains when user presses back button while on ChatList, activity destroys and shows auth request
         // while the screen moves to a launcher. Detect it and prevent showing the auth
-        if (!(AppLock.destroyedAfterBackPress.value && chatModel.controller.appPrefs.laMode.get() == LAMode.SYSTEM)) {
+        if (!(androidIsFinishingMainActivity() && chatModel.controller.appPrefs.laMode.get() == LAMode.SYSTEM)) {
           AppLock.runAuthenticate()
         }
       }
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/AppLock.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/AppLock.kt
index 7228f4ebf..a1d4c0c62 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/AppLock.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/AppLock.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ object AppLock {
 
   // Remember result and show it after orientation change
   val laFailed = mutableStateOf(false)
-  val destroyedAfterBackPress = mutableStateOf(false)
 
   fun clearAuthState() {
     userAuthorized.value = null
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/UI.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/UI.kt
index 38629f038..c61d8564c 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/UI.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/UI.kt
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ expect fun LocalMultiplatformView(): Any?
 @Composable
 expect fun getKeyboardState(): State<KeyboardState>
 expect fun hideKeyboard(view: Any?)
+
+expect fun androidIsFinishingMainActivity(): Boolean
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/UI.desktop.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/UI.desktop.kt
index 1ea5018fc..94d42ba79 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/UI.desktop.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/UI.desktop.kt
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ actual fun LocalMultiplatformView(): Any? = null
 @Composable
 actual fun getKeyboardState(): State<KeyboardState> = remember { mutableStateOf(KeyboardState.Opened) }
 actual fun hideKeyboard(view: Any?) {}
+
+actual fun androidIsFinishingMainActivity(): Boolean = false
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile.hs
index 700548bb1..0db9d7265 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile.hs
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications #-}
 
 module Simplex.Chat.Mobile where
 
 import Control.Concurrent.STM
-import Control.Exception (catch)
+import Control.Exception (catch, SomeException)
 import Control.Monad.Except
 import Control.Monad.Reader
 import Data.Aeson (ToJSON (..))
@@ -40,8 +41,9 @@ import Simplex.Chat.Options
 import Simplex.Chat.Store
 import Simplex.Chat.Store.Profiles
 import Simplex.Chat.Types
+import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Client (agentClientStore)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Env.SQLite (createAgentStore)
-import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.SQLite (MigrationConfirmation (..), MigrationError)
+import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.SQLite (MigrationConfirmation (..), MigrationError, closeSQLiteStore)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Client (defaultNetworkConfig)
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Crypto as C
 import Simplex.Messaging.Encoding.String
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ import System.Timeout (timeout)
 
 foreign export ccall "chat_migrate_init" cChatMigrateInit :: CString -> CString -> CString -> Ptr (StablePtr ChatController) -> IO CJSONString
 
+foreign export ccall "chat_close_store" cChatCloseStore :: StablePtr ChatController -> IO CString
+
 foreign export ccall "chat_send_cmd" cChatSendCmd :: StablePtr ChatController -> CString -> IO CJSONString
 
 foreign export ccall "chat_recv_msg" cChatRecvMsg :: StablePtr ChatController -> IO CJSONString
@@ -95,6 +99,9 @@ cChatMigrateInit fp key conf ctrl = do
       Left e -> pure e
   newCStringFromLazyBS $ J.encode r
 
+cChatCloseStore :: StablePtr ChatController -> IO CString
+cChatCloseStore cPtr = deRefStablePtr cPtr >>= chatCloseStore >>= newCAString
+
 -- | send command to chat (same syntax as in terminal for now)
 cChatSendCmd :: StablePtr ChatController -> CString -> IO CJSONString
 cChatSendCmd cPtr cCmd = do
@@ -195,6 +202,14 @@ chatMigrateInit dbFilePrefix dbKey confirm = runExceptT $ do
           _ -> dbError e
         dbError e = Left . DBMErrorSQL dbFile $ show e
 
+chatCloseStore :: ChatController -> IO String
+chatCloseStore ChatController {chatStore, smpAgent} = handleErr $ do
+  closeSQLiteStore chatStore
+  closeSQLiteStore $ agentClientStore smpAgent
+
+handleErr :: IO () -> IO String
+handleErr a = (a $> "") `catch` (pure . show @SomeException)
+  
 chatSendCmd :: ChatController -> ByteString -> IO JSONByteString
 chatSendCmd cc s = J.encode . APIResponse Nothing <$> runReaderT (execChatCommand s) cc