diff --git a/src/libs/SessionUtils.ts b/src/libs/SessionUtils.ts
index 1afa3a75e081..c73513c747af 100644
--- a/src/libs/SessionUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/SessionUtils.ts
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ Onyx.connect({
         if (loggedInDuringSession) {
             return;
         }
-
-        if (session?.authToken) {
+        // We are incorporating a check for 'signedInWithShortLivedAuthToken' to handle cases where login is performed using a ShortLivedAuthToken
+        // This check is necessary because, with ShortLivedAuthToken, 'authToken' gets populated, leading to 'loggedInDuringSession' being assigned a false value
+        if (session?.authToken && !session?.signedInWithShortLivedAuthToken) {
             loggedInDuringSession = false;
         } else {
             loggedInDuringSession = true;
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Session/index.ts b/src/libs/actions/Session/index.ts
index 82d371e16bed..d7043ee7b3eb 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Session/index.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Session/index.ts
@@ -339,19 +339,19 @@ function signInWithShortLivedAuthToken(email: string, authToken: string) {
                 isLoading: true,
             },
         },
-    ];
-
-    const successData: OnyxUpdate[] = [
+        // We are making a temporary modification to 'signedInWithShortLivedAuthToken' to ensure that 'App.openApp' will be called at least once
         {
             onyxMethod: Onyx.METHOD.MERGE,
-            key: ONYXKEYS.ACCOUNT,
+            key: ONYXKEYS.SESSION,
             value: {
-                isLoading: false,
+                signedInWithShortLivedAuthToken: true,
             },
         },
     ];
 
-    const failureData: OnyxUpdate[] = [
+    // Subsequently, we revert it back to the default value of 'signedInWithShortLivedAuthToken' in 'successData' or 'failureData' to ensure the user is logged out on refresh
+    // We are combining both success and failure data params into one const as they are identical
+    const resolutionData: OnyxUpdate[] = [
         {
             onyxMethod: Onyx.METHOD.MERGE,
             key: ONYXKEYS.ACCOUNT,
@@ -359,8 +359,18 @@ function signInWithShortLivedAuthToken(email: string, authToken: string) {
                 isLoading: false,
             },
         },
+        {
+            onyxMethod: Onyx.METHOD.MERGE,
+            key: ONYXKEYS.SESSION,
+            value: {
+                signedInWithShortLivedAuthToken: null,
+            },
+        },
     ];
 
+    const successData = resolutionData;
+    const failureData = resolutionData;
+
     // If the user is signing in with a different account from the current app, should not pass the auto-generated login as it may be tied to the old account.
     // scene 1: the user is transitioning to newDot from a different account on oldDot.
     // scene 2: the user is transitioning to desktop app from a different account on web app.
diff --git a/src/types/onyx/Session.ts b/src/types/onyx/Session.ts
index faaa493b1286..aa4d52075d34 100644
--- a/src/types/onyx/Session.ts
+++ b/src/types/onyx/Session.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ type Session = {
 
     /** Server side errors keyed by microtime */
     errors?: OnyxCommon.Errors;
+
+    /** User signed in with short lived token */
+    signedInWithShortLivedAuthToken?: boolean;
 };
 
 export default Session;