diff --git a/src/status_im/events.cljs b/src/status_im/events.cljs
index 01ee5c0d3b..516f1a226f 100644
--- a/src/status_im/events.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/events.cljs
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@
 
 (rf/defn on-return-from-background
   [{:keys [db now] :as cofx}]
-  (let [app-in-background-since (get db :app-in-background-since)
+  (let [new-account?            (get db :onboarding-2/new-account?)
+        app-in-background-since (get db :app-in-background-since)
         signed-up?              (get-in db [:multiaccount :signed-up?])
         biometric-auth?         (= (:auth-method db) "biometric")
         requires-bio-auth       (and
@@ -161,7 +162,8 @@
               {:db (dissoc db :app-in-background-since)}
               (mailserver/process-next-messages-request)
               (wallet/restart-wallet-service-after-background app-in-background-since)
-              (universal-links/process-stored-event)
+              (when-not new-account?
+                (universal-links/process-stored-event))
               #(when-let [chat-id (:current-chat-id db)]
                  {:dispatch [:chat/mark-all-as-read chat-id]})
               #(when requires-bio-auth
diff --git a/src/status_im/transport/core.cljs b/src/status_im/transport/core.cljs
index 60c35dd4ee..6116eea48e 100644
--- a/src/status_im/transport/core.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/transport/core.cljs
@@ -45,11 +45,13 @@
   {:events [::messenger-started]}
   [{:keys [db] :as cofx} {:keys [mailservers] :as response}]
   (log/info "Messenger started")
-  (rf/merge cofx
-            {:db (-> db
-                     (assoc :messenger/started? true)
-                     (add-mailservers mailservers))}
-            (fetch-node-info-fx)
-            (pairing/init)
-            (stickers/load-packs)
-            (universal-links/process-stored-event)))
+  (let [new-account? (get db :onboarding-2/new-account?)]
+    (rf/merge cofx
+              {:db (-> db
+                       (assoc :messenger/started? true)
+                       (add-mailservers mailservers))}
+              (fetch-node-info-fx)
+              (pairing/init)
+              (stickers/load-packs)
+              (when-not new-account?
+                (universal-links/process-stored-event)))))
diff --git a/src/status_im/utils/universal_links/core.cljs b/src/status_im/utils/universal_links/core.cljs
index af034b7f6d..73a7397e24 100644
--- a/src/status_im/utils/universal_links/core.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/utils/universal_links/core.cljs
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
 
 (rf/defn process-stored-event
   "Return an event description for processing a url if in the database"
+  {:events [:universal-links/process-stored-event]}
   [{:keys [db] :as cofx}]
   (when-let [url (:universal-links/url db)]
     (rf/merge cofx
diff --git a/src/status_im2/contexts/onboarding/welcome/view.cljs b/src/status_im2/contexts/onboarding/welcome/view.cljs
index 5faa8f658b..f321e7620d 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/contexts/onboarding/welcome/view.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/contexts/onboarding/welcome/view.cljs
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
        "Illustration here"]]
      [rn/view {:style (style/buttons insets)}
       [quo/button
-       {:on-press                  #(rf/dispatch [:init-root :shell-stack])
+       {:on-press                  (fn []
+                                     (rf/dispatch [:init-root :shell-stack])
+                                     (rf/dispatch [:universal-links/process-stored-event]))
         :type                      :primary
         :accessibility-label       :welcome-button
         :override-background-color (colors/custom-color profile-color 60)}