diff --git a/mobile/lib/main.dart b/mobile/lib/main.dart
index 689c1b1e03..60bb1cb9c3 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/main.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/main.dart
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ Future<void> initApp() async {
       yield LicenseEntryWithLineBreaks([license.key], license.value);
     }
   });
-
-  await NetworkRepository.init();
 }
 
 class ImmichApp extends ConsumerStatefulWidget {
diff --git a/mobile/lib/utils/bootstrap.dart b/mobile/lib/utils/bootstrap.dart
index f5c7513d1b..25ca64e8c3 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/utils/bootstrap.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/utils/bootstrap.dart
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import 'package:immich_mobile/infrastructure/entities/user.entity.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/infrastructure/repositories/db.repository.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/infrastructure/repositories/log.repository.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/infrastructure/repositories/logger_db.repository.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/infrastructure/repositories/network.repository.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/infrastructure/repositories/store.repository.dart';
 import 'package:isar/isar.dart';
 import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
@@ -106,5 +107,7 @@ abstract final class Bootstrap {
       storeRepository: storeRepo,
       shouldBuffer: shouldBufferLogs,
     );
+
+    await NetworkRepository.init();
   }
 }