diff --git a/src/libs/actions/HybridApp/index.ts b/src/libs/actions/HybridApp/index.ts
index e19812e02518..e4dd24666a82 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/HybridApp/index.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/HybridApp/index.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,13 @@ Onyx.connectWithoutView({
             return;
         }
 
+        const isInitialSessionLoad = currentSessionAccountID === undefined;
         currentSessionAccountID = nextSessionAccountID;
+
+        if (isInitialSessionLoad) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         currentTryNewDot = undefined;
         hasReceivedTryNewDotUpdate = false;
         isLoadingTryNewDot = nextSessionAccountID !== undefined || isLoadingApp !== false;
diff --git a/tests/unit/HybridAppActionsTest.ts b/tests/unit/HybridAppActionsTest.ts
index 0454c3a3675b..a30faff6f414 100644
--- a/tests/unit/HybridAppActionsTest.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/HybridAppActionsTest.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,31 @@ describe('HybridApp actions', () => {
         expect(closeNativeAppSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({shouldSetNVP: true});
     });
 
+    it('allows shouldSetNVP exits when NVP_TRY_NEW_DOT arrives before SESSION on initial app start', async () => {
+        await Onyx.set(ONYXKEYS.IS_LOADING_APP, false);
+        await waitForBatchedUpdatesWithAct();
+
+        // Simulate mobile ordering: NVP fires before SESSION
+        await Onyx.set(ONYXKEYS.NVP_TRY_NEW_DOT, {
+            classicRedirect: {
+                dismissed: false,
+            },
+        });
+        await waitForBatchedUpdatesWithAct();
+
+        // SESSION fires after NVP — this is the initial undefined → accountID transition
+        await Onyx.set(ONYXKEYS.SESSION, {
+            accountID: 1,
+            authToken: 'auth-token',
+        });
+        await waitForBatchedUpdatesWithAct();
+
+        // closeReactNativeApp should still work because the initial session load
+        // must not blank the already-populated currentTryNewDot
+        closeReactNativeApp({shouldSetNVP: true, isTrackingGPS: false});
+        expect(closeNativeAppSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({shouldSetNVP: true});
+    });
+
     it('preserves shouldSetNVP exits when the auth token rotates for the same session', async () => {
         await Onyx.multiSet({
             [ONYXKEYS.IS_LOADING_APP]: false,