diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 85a872ee5..6ada09cd7 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ import {getBackgroundI18n} from 'locale';
 
 import {name as appName} from '../app.json';
 
-import {useStorageService} from './services/StorageService';
+import {createStorageService} from './services/StorageService';
 import App from './App';
 
 AppRegistry.registerComponent(appName, () => App);
 
 BackgroundScheduler.registerAndroidHeadlessPeriodicTask(async () => {
-  const storageService = useStorageService();
+  const storageService = await createStorageService();
   const backendService = new BackendService(RETRIEVE_URL, SUBMIT_URL, HMAC_KEY, storageService?.region);
   const i18n = await getBackgroundI18n();
   const exposureNotificationService = new ExposureNotificationService(
diff --git a/src/locale/i18n.ts b/src/locale/i18n.ts
index dafb2d8bb..5bcb89cf0 100644
--- a/src/locale/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/locale/i18n.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,19 @@
 import {I18n, I18nManager} from '@shopify/react-i18n';
-import {StorageService} from 'services/StorageService';
+import {createStorageService} from 'services/StorageService';
 
 import LOCALES from './translations';
 
 export const getBackgroundI18n = async (forceLocale?: string) => {
-  const storageService = new StorageService();
-  return new Promise<I18n>(resolve => {
-    storageService.ready.observe(ready => {
-      if (!ready) {
-        return;
-      }
-      const locale = forceLocale || storageService.locale.get();
-      const i18nManager = new I18nManager({
-        locale,
-        onError(error) {
-          console.log('>>> i18N', error);
-        },
-      });
-      const translations = (locale: string) => LOCALES[locale];
-      i18nManager.register({id: 'global', translations, fallback: LOCALES[locale]});
-      const i18n = new I18n(LOCALES[locale], {...i18nManager.details});
-      resolve(i18n);
-    });
+  const storageService = await createStorageService();
+  const locale = forceLocale || storageService.locale.get();
+  const i18nManager = new I18nManager({
+    locale,
+    onError(error) {
+      console.log('>>> i18N', error);
+    },
   });
+  const translations = (locale: string) => LOCALES[locale];
+  i18nManager.register({id: 'global', translations, fallback: LOCALES[locale]});
+  const i18n = new I18n(LOCALES[locale], {...i18nManager.details});
+  return i18n;
 };
diff --git a/src/services/StorageService/StorageService.ts b/src/services/StorageService/StorageService.ts
index 4f1e87745..17b31b537 100644
--- a/src/services/StorageService/StorageService.ts
+++ b/src/services/StorageService/StorageService.ts
@@ -20,17 +20,13 @@ export class StorageService {
   forceScreen: Observable<string | undefined>;
   skipAllSet: Observable<boolean>;
 
-  ready: Observable<boolean>;
-
   constructor() {
     this.isOnboarding = new Observable<boolean>(true);
     this.locale = new Observable<string>(getSystemLocale());
-    this.ready = new Observable<boolean>(false);
     this.region = new Observable<Region | undefined>(undefined);
     this.onboardedDatetime = new Observable<Date | undefined>(undefined);
     this.forceScreen = new Observable<string | undefined>(undefined);
     this.skipAllSet = new Observable<boolean>(false);
-    this.init();
   }
 
   setOnboarded = async (value: boolean) => {
@@ -63,7 +59,7 @@ export class StorageService {
     this.skipAllSet.set(value);
   };
 
-  private init = async () => {
+  init = async () => {
     const isOnboarded = (await AsyncStorage.getItem(Key.IsOnboarded)) === '1';
     this.isOnboarding.set(!isOnboarded);
 
@@ -83,7 +79,11 @@ export class StorageService {
 
     const skipAllSet = (await AsyncStorage.getItem(Key.SkipAllSet)) === '1';
     this.skipAllSet.set(skipAllSet);
-
-    this.ready.set(true);
   };
 }
+
+export const createStorageService = async () => {
+  const storageService = new StorageService();
+  await storageService.init();
+  return storageService;
+};
diff --git a/src/services/StorageService/StorageServiceProvider.tsx b/src/services/StorageService/StorageServiceProvider.tsx
index d71d0972d..ea1bb9573 100644
--- a/src/services/StorageService/StorageServiceProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/services/StorageService/StorageServiceProvider.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-community/async-storage';
 import {I18nContext} from '@shopify/react-i18n';
 import {getSystemLocale} from 'locale';
 import {DevSettings} from 'react-native';
+import {createCancellableCallbackPromise} from 'shared/cancellablePromise';
 
-import {StorageService} from './StorageService';
+import {StorageService, createStorageService} from './StorageService';
 
 const StorageServiceContext = createContext<StorageService | undefined>(undefined);
 
@@ -13,12 +14,17 @@ export interface StorageServiceProviderProps {
 }
 
 export const StorageServiceProvider = ({children}: StorageServiceProviderProps) => {
-  const storageService = useMemo(() => new StorageService(), []);
-  const [ready, setReady] = useState(false);
+  const [storageService, setStorageService] = useState<StorageService>();
 
-  useEffect(() => storageService.ready.observe(setReady), [storageService]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const {callable, cancelable} = createCancellableCallbackPromise(() => createStorageService(), setStorageService);
+    callable();
+    return cancelable;
+  }, []);
 
-  return <StorageServiceContext.Provider value={storageService}>{ready && children}</StorageServiceContext.Provider>;
+  return (
+    <StorageServiceContext.Provider value={storageService}>{storageService && children}</StorageServiceContext.Provider>
+  );
 };
 
 export const useStorageService = () => {