diff --git a/src/libs/actions/OnyxUpdates.ts b/src/libs/actions/OnyxUpdates.ts
index 50a4fdffc3ae..39a20ae9362a 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/OnyxUpdates.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/OnyxUpdates.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function apply({lastUpdateID, type, request, response, updates}: OnyxUpdatesFrom
         console.debug('[OnyxUpdateManager] Update received was older than current state, returning without applying the updates');
         return Promise.resolve();
     }
-    if (lastUpdateID && lastUpdateIDAppliedToClient && Number(lastUpdateID) > lastUpdateIDAppliedToClient) {
+    if (lastUpdateID && (lastUpdateIDAppliedToClient === null || Number(lastUpdateID) > lastUpdateIDAppliedToClient)) {
         Onyx.merge(ONYXKEYS.ONYX_UPDATES_LAST_UPDATE_ID_APPLIED_TO_CLIENT, Number(lastUpdateID));
     }
     if (type === CONST.ONYX_UPDATE_TYPES.HTTPS && request && response) {