diff --git a/src/screens/Signup/StepInfo/index.tsx b/src/screens/Signup/StepInfo/index.tsx
index cf4a9297e2..b7db3fb983 100644
--- a/src/screens/Signup/StepInfo/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Signup/StepInfo/index.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {Envelope_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Envelope} from '#/components/icons/E
 import {Lock_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Lock} from '#/components/icons/Lock'
 import {Ticket_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Ticket} from '#/components/icons/Ticket'
 import {Loader} from '#/components/Loader'
+import {usePreemptivelyCompleteActivePolicyUpdate} from '#/components/PolicyUpdateOverlay/usePreemptivelyCompleteActivePolicyUpdate'
 import {BackNextButtons} from '../BackNextButtons'
 
 function sanitizeDate(date: Date): Date {
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ export function StepInfo({
 }) {
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const {state, dispatch} = useSignupContext()
+  const preemptivelyCompleteActivePolicyUpdate =
+    usePreemptivelyCompleteActivePolicyUpdate()
 
   const inviteCodeValueRef = useRef<string>(state.inviteCode)
   const emailValueRef = useRef<string>(state.email)
@@ -129,6 +132,7 @@ export function StepInfo({
       })
     }
 
+    preemptivelyCompleteActivePolicyUpdate()
     dispatch({type: 'setInviteCode', value: inviteCode})
     dispatch({type: 'setEmail', value: email})
     dispatch({type: 'setPassword', value: password})
diff --git a/src/screens/Signup/state.ts b/src/screens/Signup/state.ts
index 2a59db0595..48ea4ccd93 100644
--- a/src/screens/Signup/state.ts
+++ b/src/screens/Signup/state.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import {getAge} from '#/lib/strings/time'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {useSessionApi} from '#/state/session'
 import {useOnboardingDispatch} from '#/state/shell'
-import {usePreemptivelyCompleteActivePolicyUpdate} from '#/components/PolicyUpdateOverlay/usePreemptivelyCompleteActivePolicyUpdate'
 
 export type ServiceDescription = ComAtprotoServerDescribeServer.OutputSchema
 
@@ -253,8 +252,6 @@ export function useSubmitSignup() {
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const {createAccount} = useSessionApi()
   const onboardingDispatch = useOnboardingDispatch()
-  const preemptivelyCompleteActivePolicyUpdate =
-    usePreemptivelyCompleteActivePolicyUpdate()
 
   return useCallback(
     async (state: SignupState, dispatch: (action: SignupAction) => void) => {
@@ -308,15 +305,6 @@ export function useSubmitSignup() {
       dispatch({type: 'setIsLoading', value: true})
 
       try {
-        /**
-         * Marks any active policy update as completed, since user just agreed
-         * to TOS/privacy during sign up.
-         *
-         * THIS MUST RUN BEFORE createAccount, which will re-render the whole
-         * app with the new account.
-         */
-        preemptivelyCompleteActivePolicyUpdate()
-
         await createAccount(
           {
             service: state.serviceUrl,
@@ -375,11 +363,6 @@ export function useSubmitSignup() {
         dispatch({type: 'setIsLoading', value: false})
       }
     },
-    [
-      _,
-      onboardingDispatch,
-      createAccount,
-      preemptivelyCompleteActivePolicyUpdate,
-    ],
+    [_, onboardingDispatch, createAccount],
   )
 }