diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift
index 9206d44d10..6af2947781 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     @ObservedObject var alertManager = AlertManager.shared
     @ObservedObject var callController = CallController.shared
     @Binding var doAuthenticate: Bool
-    @State private var userAuthorized: Bool?
+    @Binding var userAuthorized: Bool?
     @State private var showChatInfo: Bool = false // TODO comprehensively close modal views on authentication
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_SHOW_LA_NOTICE) private var prefShowLANotice = false
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_LA_NOTICE_SHOWN) private var prefLANoticeShown = false
@@ -58,20 +58,27 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     private func runAuthenticate() {
         if !prefPerformLA {
             userAuthorized = true
-        } else {
+        } else if showChatInfo {
             showChatInfo = false
-            userAuthorized = false
-            authenticate(reason: NSLocalizedString("Unlock", comment: "authentication reason")) { laResult in
-                switch (laResult) {
-                case .success:
-                    userAuthorized = true
-                case .failed:
-                    AlertManager.shared.showAlert(laFailedAlert())
-                case .unavailable:
-                    userAuthorized = true
-                    prefPerformLA = false
-                    AlertManager.shared.showAlert(laUnavailableTurningOffAlert())
-                }
+            DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                justAuthenticate()
+            }
+        } else {
+            justAuthenticate()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func justAuthenticate() {
+        authenticate(reason: NSLocalizedString("Unlock", comment: "authentication reason")) { laResult in
+            switch (laResult) {
+            case .success:
+                userAuthorized = true
+            case .failed:
+                AlertManager.shared.showAlert(laFailedAlert())
+            case .unavailable:
+                userAuthorized = true
+                prefPerformLA = false
+                AlertManager.shared.showAlert(laUnavailableTurningOffAlert())
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift
index 0aad18a3e7..730e0cecc3 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct SimpleXApp: App {
 
     var body: some Scene {
         return WindowGroup {
-            ContentView(doAuthenticate: $doAuthenticate)
+            ContentView(doAuthenticate: $doAuthenticate, userAuthorized: $userAuthorized)
                 .environmentObject(chatModel)
                 .onOpenURL { url in
                     logger.debug("ContentView.onOpenURL: \(url)")
@@ -45,10 +45,14 @@ struct SimpleXApp: App {
                     switch (phase) {
                     case .background:
                         BGManager.shared.schedule()
+                        if userAuthorized == true {
+                            enteredBackground = ProcessInfo.processInfo.systemUptime
+                        }
                         doAuthenticate = false
-                        enteredBackground = ProcessInfo.processInfo.systemUptime
+                        userAuthorized = false
                     case .active:
                         doAuthenticate = authenticationExpired()
+                        if !doAuthenticate { userAuthorized = true }
                     default:
                         break
                     }