diff --git a/ts/RemoteConfig.ts b/ts/RemoteConfig.ts
index ed33835a7e..3b4367d8c2 100644
--- a/ts/RemoteConfig.ts
+++ b/ts/RemoteConfig.ts
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ type ConfigListenersMapType = {
 let config: ConfigMapType = {};
 const listeners: ConfigListenersMapType = {};
 
-export async function initRemoteConfig(server: WebAPIType): Promise<void> {
+export function restoreRemoteConfigFromStorage(): void {
   config = window.storage.get('remoteConfig') || {};
+}
+
+export async function initRemoteConfig(server: WebAPIType): Promise<void> {
+  restoreRemoteConfigFromStorage();
   await maybeRefreshRemoteConfig(server);
 }
 
diff --git a/ts/background.ts b/ts/background.ts
index aac8b618fa..04614fd06a 100644
--- a/ts/background.ts
+++ b/ts/background.ts
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ import { AttachmentBackupManager } from './jobs/AttachmentBackupManager';
 import { getConversationIdForLogging } from './util/idForLogging';
 import { encryptConversationAttachments } from './util/encryptConversationAttachments';
 import { DataReader, DataWriter } from './sql/Client';
+import { restoreRemoteConfigFromStorage } from './RemoteConfig';
 
 export function isOverHourIntoPast(timestamp: number): boolean {
   return isNumber(timestamp) && isOlderThan(timestamp, HOUR);
@@ -501,6 +502,7 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
     }
     first = false;
 
+    restoreRemoteConfigFromStorage();
     server = window.WebAPI.connect({
       ...window.textsecure.storage.user.getWebAPICredentials(),
       hasStoriesDisabled: window.storage.get('hasStoriesDisabled', false),