diff --git a/modules/expo-background-notification-handler/ios/ExpoBackgroundNotificationHandlerModule.swift b/modules/expo-background-notification-handler/ios/ExpoBackgroundNotificationHandlerModule.swift
index 66fe6b6783..a19bc05a3e 100644
--- a/modules/expo-background-notification-handler/ios/ExpoBackgroundNotificationHandlerModule.swift
+++ b/modules/expo-background-notification-handler/ios/ExpoBackgroundNotificationHandlerModule.swift
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ public class ExpoBackgroundNotificationHandlerModule: Module {
       SharedPrefs.shared.removeFromSet(INCREMENTED_FOR_KEY, convoId)
       SharedPrefs.shared.setValue(BadgeType.messages.toKeyName(), count)
     }
+    
+    AsyncFunction("getPrefsAsync") {
+      let keys = Array(DEFAULTS.keys)
+      return SharedPrefs.shared.getValues(keys)
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/expo-background-notification-handler/src/BackgroundNotificationHandlerProvider.tsx b/modules/expo-background-notification-handler/src/BackgroundNotificationHandlerProvider.tsx
index 4307a61099..b943e24a0b 100644
--- a/modules/expo-background-notification-handler/src/BackgroundNotificationHandlerProvider.tsx
+++ b/modules/expo-background-notification-handler/src/BackgroundNotificationHandlerProvider.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ export function BackgroundNotificationPreferencesProvider({
   React.useEffect(() => {
     ;(async () => {
       const prefs = await BackgroundNotifications.getPrefsAsync()
-      setPreferences(prefs)
+      if (prefs) {
+        setPreferences(prefs)
+      }
     })()
   }, [])
 
diff --git a/modules/expo-background-notification-handler/src/index.ts b/modules/expo-background-notification-handler/src/index.ts
index a859c7ecea..918dc95f34 100644
--- a/modules/expo-background-notification-handler/src/index.ts
+++ b/modules/expo-background-notification-handler/src/index.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ export function decrementMessagesCountAsync(
   throw new NotImplementedError({count, convoId})
 }
 
-export function getPrefsAsync(): Promise<BackgroundNotificationHandlerPreferences> {
+export function getPrefsAsync(): Promise<BackgroundNotificationHandlerPreferences | null> {
   throw new NotImplementedError()
 }
diff --git a/modules/expo-bluesky-swiss-army/ios/SharedPrefs/SharedPrefs.swift b/modules/expo-bluesky-swiss-army/ios/SharedPrefs/SharedPrefs.swift
index e9858aba64..fc573f84a2 100644
--- a/modules/expo-bluesky-swiss-army/ios/SharedPrefs/SharedPrefs.swift
+++ b/modules/expo-bluesky-swiss-army/ios/SharedPrefs/SharedPrefs.swift
@@ -82,4 +82,8 @@ public class SharedPrefs {
   public func hasValue(_ key: String) -> Bool {
     return getDefaults(key)?.value(forKey: key) != nil
   }
+  
+  public func getValues(_ keys: [String]) -> [String:Any?]? {
+    return getDefaults("keys:\(keys)")?.dictionaryWithValues(forKeys: keys)
+  }
 }