diff --git a/lib/domain/preferences.dart b/lib/domain/preferences.dart
index d1218993..154e59a0 100644
--- a/lib/domain/preferences.dart
+++ b/lib/domain/preferences.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
-import 'package:hooks_riverpod/all.dart';
+import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
 
 final sharedPreferencesProvider =
     Provider((ref) => SharedPreferences.getInstance());
+
+/// Is set to bool after user has connected to their first watch.
+/// ```dart
+/// const futurePrefs = useProvider(sharedPreferencesProvider)
+/// futurePrefs.then((prefs) {
+///   // returns true if user has ever successfully connected to a watch,
+///   // false otherwise
+///   prefs.containsKey(hasBeenConnected)
+/// });
+/// ```
+final hasBeenConnected = 'hasBeenConnected';
diff --git a/lib/ui/setup/boot/rebble_setup_fail.dart b/lib/ui/setup/boot/rebble_setup_fail.dart
index 0ff88623..6803f9eb 100644
--- a/lib/ui/setup/boot/rebble_setup_fail.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/setup/boot/rebble_setup_fail.dart
@@ -22,14 +22,11 @@ class RebbleSetupFail extends StatelessWidget implements CobbleScreen {
       ),
       floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton.extended(
           onPressed: () {
-            SharedPreferences.getInstance()
-                .then((value) => {
-                      value.setBool("firstRun", false),
-                      value.setBool("bootSetup", false)
-                    })
-                .then(
-                  (value) => context.pushAndRemoveAllBelow(HomePage()),
-                );
+            SharedPreferences.getInstance().then((prefs) {
+              prefs.setBool("bootSetup", false);
+            }).then((_) {
+              context.pushAndRemoveAllBelow(HomePage());
+            });
           },
           label: Text("OKAY")),
     );
diff --git a/lib/ui/setup/boot/rebble_setup_success.dart b/lib/ui/setup/boot/rebble_setup_success.dart
index 9202eee6..5714c1aa 100644
--- a/lib/ui/setup/boot/rebble_setup_success.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/setup/boot/rebble_setup_success.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'package:cobble/domain/preferences.dart';
 import 'package:cobble/infrastructure/datasources/web_services.dart';
 import 'package:cobble/localization/localization.dart';
 import 'package:cobble/ui/home/home_page.dart';
@@ -39,12 +40,12 @@ class _RebbleSetupSuccessState extends State<RebbleSetupSuccess> {
       ),
       floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton.extended(
           onPressed: () {
-            SharedPreferences.getInstance()
-                .then((value) => {
-                      value.setBool("firstRun", false),
-                      value.setBool("bootSetup", true)
-                    })
-                .then((value) => context.pushAndRemoveAllBelow(HomePage()));
+            SharedPreferences.getInstance().then((prefs) {
+              prefs.setBool(hasBeenConnected, true);
+              prefs.setBool("bootSetup", true);
+            }).then((_) {
+              context.pushAndRemoveAllBelow(HomePage());
+            });
           },
           label: Text(tr.setup.success.fab)),
     );
diff --git a/lib/ui/setup/pair_page.dart b/lib/ui/setup/pair_page.dart
index 04b0b9ae..697adf0b 100644
--- a/lib/ui/setup/pair_page.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/setup/pair_page.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'dart:ui';
 import 'package:cobble/domain/connection/pair_provider.dart';
 import 'package:cobble/domain/connection/scan_provider.dart';
 import 'package:cobble/domain/entities/pebble_scan_device.dart';
+import 'package:cobble/domain/preferences.dart';
 import 'package:cobble/infrastructure/datasources/paired_storage.dart';
 import 'package:cobble/infrastructure/pigeons/pigeons.g.dart';
 import 'package:cobble/localization/localization.dart';
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ class PairPage extends HookWidget implements CobbleScreen {
     final pairedStorage = useProvider(pairedStorageProvider);
     final scan = useProvider(scanProvider.state);
     final pair = useProvider(pairProvider).data?.value;
+    final prefs = useProvider(sharedPreferencesProvider);
 
     useEffect(() {
       if (pair == null || scan.devices.isEmpty) return null;
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ class PairPage extends HookWidget implements CobbleScreen {
       NumberWrapper addressWrapper = NumberWrapper();
       addressWrapper.value = dev.address;
       uiConnectionControl.connectToWatch(addressWrapper);
+      prefs.then((pref) => pref.setBool(hasBeenConnected, true));
     };
 
     final title = tr.pairPage.title;
diff --git a/lib/ui/splash/splash_page.dart b/lib/ui/splash/splash_page.dart
index b34bf0b3..7efbe4f9 100644
--- a/lib/ui/splash/splash_page.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/splash/splash_page.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'package:cobble/domain/preferences.dart';
 import 'package:cobble/localization/localization.dart';
 import 'package:cobble/main.dart';
 import 'package:cobble/ui/common/components/cobble_button.dart';
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ class SplashPage extends StatefulWidget {
 class _SplashPageState extends State<SplashPage> {
   void _openHome() {
     SharedPreferences.getInstance().then((prefs) {
-      if (!prefs.containsKey("firstRun")) {
+      if (!prefs.containsKey(hasBeenConnected)) {
         context.pushReplacement(FirstRunPage());
       } else {
         context.pushReplacement(HomePage());