diff --git a/src/lib/notifications/notifications.ts b/src/lib/notifications/notifications.ts
index f0667b0c..705d90c5 100644
--- a/src/lib/notifications/notifications.ts
+++ b/src/lib/notifications/notifications.ts
@@ -71,46 +71,41 @@ export function useNotificationsRegistration() {
 
 export function useRequestNotificationsPermission() {
   const gate = useGate()
-  const {currentAccount} = useSession()
 
-  return React.useCallback(
-    async (context: 'StartOnboarding' | 'AfterOnboarding' | 'Login') => {
-      const permissions = await Notifications.getPermissionsAsync()
+  return async (context: 'StartOnboarding' | 'AfterOnboarding' | 'Login') => {
+    const permissions = await Notifications.getPermissionsAsync()
 
-      if (
-        !currentAccount ||
-        !isNative ||
-        permissions?.status === 'granted' ||
-        (permissions?.status === 'denied' && !permissions?.canAskAgain)
-      ) {
-        return
-      }
-      if (
-        context === 'StartOnboarding' &&
-        gate('request_notifications_permission_after_onboarding')
-      ) {
-        return
-      }
-      if (
-        context === 'AfterOnboarding' &&
-        !gate('request_notifications_permission_after_onboarding')
-      ) {
-        return
-      }
+    if (
+      !isNative ||
+      permissions?.status === 'granted' ||
+      permissions?.status === 'denied'
+    ) {
+      return
+    }
+    if (
+      context === 'StartOnboarding' &&
+      gate('request_notifications_permission_after_onboarding_v2')
+    ) {
+      return
+    }
+    if (
+      context === 'AfterOnboarding' &&
+      !gate('request_notifications_permission_after_onboarding_v2')
+    ) {
+      return
+    }
 
-      const res = await Notifications.requestPermissionsAsync()
-      logEvent('notifications:request', {
-        context: context,
-        status: res.status,
-      })
+    const res = await Notifications.requestPermissionsAsync()
+    logEvent('notifications:request', {
+      context: context,
+      status: res.status,
+    })
 
-      if (res.granted) {
-        // This will fire a pushTokenEvent, which will handle registration of the token
-        getPushToken(true)
-      }
-    },
-    [gate, currentAccount],
-  )
+    if (res.granted) {
+      // This will fire a pushTokenEvent, which will handle registration of the token
+      getPushToken(true)
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 export async function decrementBadgeCount(by: number | 'reset' = 1) {
diff --git a/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts b/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts
index c572c072..2721871f 100644
--- a/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts
+++ b/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 export type Gate =
   // Keep this alphabetic please.
-  | 'request_notifications_permission_after_onboarding'
+  | 'request_notifications_permission_after_onboarding_v2'
   | 'show_follow_back_label_v2'
diff --git a/src/screens/Onboarding/StepFinished.tsx b/src/screens/Onboarding/StepFinished.tsx
index b8a21680..c75dd4fa 100644
--- a/src/screens/Onboarding/StepFinished.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Onboarding/StepFinished.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {RQKEY as profileRQKey} from '#/state/queries/profile'
 import {useAgent} from '#/state/session'
 import {useOnboardingDispatch} from '#/state/shell'
 import {uploadBlob} from 'lib/api'
+import {useRequestNotificationsPermission} from 'lib/notifications/notifications'
 import {
   DescriptionText,
   OnboardingControls,
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export function StepFinished() {
   const [saving, setSaving] = React.useState(false)
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
   const agent = useAgent()
+  const requestNotificationsPermission = useRequestNotificationsPermission()
 
   const finishOnboarding = React.useCallback(async () => {
     setSaving(true)
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ export function StepFinished() {
               : 'default',
           })
         })(),
+        requestNotificationsPermission('AfterOnboarding'),
       ])
     } catch (e: any) {
       logger.info(`onboarding: bulk save failed`)
@@ -98,7 +101,15 @@ export function StepFinished() {
     track('OnboardingV2:StepFinished:End')
     track('OnboardingV2:Complete')
     logEvent('onboarding:finished:nextPressed', {})
-  }, [state, dispatch, onboardDispatch, setSaving, track, agent, queryClient])
+  }, [
+    state,
+    queryClient,
+    agent,
+    dispatch,
+    onboardDispatch,
+    track,
+    requestNotificationsPermission,
+  ])
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     track('OnboardingV2:StepFinished:Start')
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Home.tsx b/src/view/screens/Home.tsx
index 1744c665..829cd94e 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Home.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Home.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import {
 } from '#/state/shell'
 import {useSelectedFeed, useSetSelectedFeed} from '#/state/shell/selected-feed'
 import {useOTAUpdates} from 'lib/hooks/useOTAUpdates'
-import {useRequestNotificationsPermission} from 'lib/notifications/notifications'
 import {HomeTabNavigatorParams, NativeStackScreenProps} from 'lib/routes/types'
 import {FeedPage} from 'view/com/feeds/FeedPage'
 import {Pager, PagerRef, RenderTabBarFnProps} from 'view/com/pager/Pager'
@@ -59,8 +58,6 @@ function HomeScreenReady({
   preferences: UsePreferencesQueryResponse
   pinnedFeedInfos: SavedFeedSourceInfo[]
 }) {
-  const requestNotificationsPermission = useRequestNotificationsPermission()
-
   const allFeeds = React.useMemo(
     () => pinnedFeedInfos.map(f => f.feedDescriptor),
     [pinnedFeedInfos],
@@ -74,10 +71,6 @@ function HomeScreenReady({
   useSetTitle(pinnedFeedInfos[selectedIndex]?.displayName)
   useOTAUpdates()
 
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    requestNotificationsPermission('AfterOnboarding')
-  }, [requestNotificationsPermission])
-
   const pagerRef = React.useRef<PagerRef>(null)
   const lastPagerReportedIndexRef = React.useRef(selectedIndex)
   React.useLayoutEffect(() => {