diff --git a/src/state/ageAssurance.tsx b/src/state/ageAssurance.tsx
index 14f8f60507..fad7475a18 100644
--- a/src/state/ageAssurance.tsx
+++ b/src/state/ageAssurance.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function Provider({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
         (() => ({
           data: {
             updatedAt: undefined,
-            status: 'pending',
+            status: 'unknown',
           } as TempAgeAssuranceState,
         }))(),
       )
diff --git a/src/state/geolocation.tsx b/src/state/geolocation.tsx
index f2f2a6cf02..4e85db3a6c 100644
--- a/src/state/geolocation.tsx
+++ b/src/state/geolocation.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ export function beginResolveGeolocation() {
    */
   if (__DEV__) {
     geolocationResolution = new Promise(y => y({success: true}))
-    device.set(['geolocation'], DEFAULT_GEOLOCATION)
+    if (!device.get(['geolocation'])) {
+      device.set(['geolocation'], DEFAULT_GEOLOCATION)
+    }
     return
   }
 
@@ -177,3 +179,17 @@ export function Provider({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
 export function useGeolocation() {
   return React.useContext(context)
 }
+
+if (__DEV__) {
+  // @ts-ignore
+  window.setGeolocation = (geo: Device['geolocation']) => {
+    if (!geo?.countryCode || !geo?.isAgeRestrictedGeo) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Expected {countryCode: string, isAgeRestrictedGeo: boolean}`,
+      )
+    }
+
+    device.set(['geolocation'], geo)
+    emitGeolocationUpdate(geo)
+  }
+}