diff --git a/ts/services/storageRecordOps.ts b/ts/services/storageRecordOps.ts
index 3df9d620eb86..8fc5732efb8c 100644
--- a/ts/services/storageRecordOps.ts
+++ b/ts/services/storageRecordOps.ts
@@ -842,9 +842,7 @@ export async function mergeAccountRecord(
     window.storage.put('primarySendsSms', primarySendsSms);
   }
 
-  if (typeof universalExpireTimer === 'number') {
-    setUniversalExpireTimer(universalExpireTimer);
-  }
+  setUniversalExpireTimer(universalExpireTimer || 0);
 
   const PHONE_NUMBER_SHARING_MODE_ENUM =
     window.textsecure.protobuf.AccountRecord.PhoneNumberSharingMode;