diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/HomeActivity.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/HomeActivity.kt
index e049d15bac..c5a9ad8736 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/HomeActivity.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/HomeActivity.kt
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ class HomeActivity :
         if (isFirstCreation()) {
             handleIntent(intent)
         }
+        homeActivityViewModel.handle(HomeActivityViewActions.ViewStarted)
     }
 
     private fun handleShowAnalyticsOptIn() {
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/HomeActivityViewActions.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/HomeActivityViewActions.kt
index 9df45e4553..5f89c89bc9 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/HomeActivityViewActions.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/HomeActivityViewActions.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package im.vector.app.features.home
 
 import im.vector.app.core.platform.VectorViewModelAction
 
-sealed class HomeActivityViewActions : VectorViewModelAction {
-    object PushPromptHasBeenReviewed : HomeActivityViewActions()
+sealed interface HomeActivityViewActions : VectorViewModelAction {
+    object ViewStarted : HomeActivityViewActions
+    object PushPromptHasBeenReviewed : HomeActivityViewActions
 }
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/HomeActivityViewModel.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/HomeActivityViewModel.kt
index c975d53f33..35c112b63a 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/HomeActivityViewModel.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/HomeActivityViewModel.kt
@@ -72,10 +72,13 @@ class HomeActivityViewModel @AssistedInject constructor(
 
     companion object : MavericksViewModelFactory<HomeActivityViewModel, HomeActivityViewState> by hiltMavericksViewModelFactory()
 
+    private var isInitialized = false
     private var checkBootstrap = false
     private var onceTrusted = false
 
-    init {
+    private fun initialize() {
+        if (isInitialized) return
+        isInitialized = true
         cleanupFiles()
         observeInitialSync()
         checkSessionPushIsOn()
@@ -257,6 +260,9 @@ class HomeActivityViewModel @AssistedInject constructor(
             HomeActivityViewActions.PushPromptHasBeenReviewed -> {
                 vectorPreferences.setDidAskUserToEnableSessionPush()
             }
+            HomeActivityViewActions.ViewStarted               -> {
+                initialize()
+            }
         }.exhaustive
     }
 }