fix(identity): sync default sender identity per account (#507)

The default sender identity (`preferredPrimaryId`) lived only in the
browser-local `identity-storage` store and was never written to the synced
settings, so the choice was lost on clearing site data / switching browsers and
never appeared in exported settings.

Persist it in the synced settings store, keyed **per account**
(`preferredIdentityIds: Record<accountId, identityId>`), mirroring the existing
per-account `allMailFolderIds`. Per-account keying is required because JMAP
identity ids are account-scoped and would otherwise collide across accounts /
the unified mailbox.

This supersedes the earlier username-keyed fix that had landed on main: the
username-keyed map, `loadIdentities()` fallback write, and the
`applyPreferredIdentityOrdering` store action (plus its settings-store hook)
are removed so a single account-keyed mechanism remains.

- settings-store: `preferredIdentityIds` (accountId -> identityId) in state,
  defaults, export, import (non-record guard), rehydrate coercion, v6 migration.
- auth-store: `applyPreferredIdentity(accountId?)` reorders the active account's
  identities once synced settings load, and performs the one-time migration of
  the pre-#507 browser-local default into the synced map (keyed by accountId).
  Invoked from every `loadFromServer().finally()` (login / OAuth / SSO / switch
  / restore). `loadIdentities()` now only applies the local fallback ordering.
- identity-manager-modal: the star action writes the choice by `activeAccountId`.
- identity-store: `preferredPrimaryId` kept as a local (sync-off) fallback.
- tests: per-account independence, export/import round-trip, import guard, and
  applyPreferredIdentity reorder / active-account gating / local-default
  migration.

components/identity/identity-manager-modal.tsx

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { ConfirmDialog } from '@/components/ui/confirm-dialog';
 import { IdentityForm } from './identity-form';
 import { useIdentityStore } from '@/stores/identity-store';
 import { useAuthStore } from '@/stores/auth-store';
+import { useAccountStore } from '@/stores/account-store';
 import { useSettingsStore } from '@/stores/settings-store';
 
 function useSyncIdentities() {
@@ -207,15 +208,16 @@ export function IdentityManagerModal({ isOpen, onClose }: IdentityManagerModalPr
 
   const handleSetPrimary = useCallback((identity: Identity) => {
     setPreferredPrimary(identity.id);
-    // Persist to the synced settings (keyed by username, matching how
+    // Persist the choice per account in the synced settings store so it
-    // loadIdentities reads it back) so the choice survives a new browser /
+    // survives clearing site data, follows the user across devices, and shows
-    // cleared site data and reaches other devices (#507).
+    // up in exported settings (issue #507). JMAP identity ids are account-
-    const username = useAuthStore.getState().username || '';
+    // scoped, so the default is keyed by the active account.
-    if (username) {
+    const activeAccountId = useAccountStore.getState().activeAccountId;
+    if (activeAccountId) {
       const current = useSettingsStore.getState().preferredIdentityIds;
       useSettingsStore.getState().updateSetting('preferredIdentityIds', {
         ...current,
-        [username]: identity.id,
+        [activeAccountId]: identity.id,
       });
     }
     // Re-sort: move the preferred identity to the front

stores/__tests__/apply-preferred-identity.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import { applyPreferredIdentity, useAuthStore } from '../auth-store';
+import { useIdentityStore } from '../identity-store';
+import { useAccountStore } from '../account-store';
+import { useSettingsStore } from '../settings-store';
+import type { Identity } from '@/lib/jmap/types';
+
+const makeIdentity = (overrides: Partial<Identity> = {}): Identity => ({
+  id: 'id-1',
+  name: 'Test User',
+  email: 'test@example.com',
+  mayDelete: true,
+  ...overrides,
+});
+
+const IDS = [
+  makeIdentity({ id: 'id-1', name: 'Alice', email: 'alice@example.com' }),
+  makeIdentity({ id: 'id-2', name: 'Bob', email: 'bob@example.com' }),
+  makeIdentity({ id: 'id-3', name: 'Carol', email: 'carol@example.com' }),
+];
+
+/**
+ * applyPreferredIdentity() is the single mechanism that honours the synced,
+ * per-account default sender identity (#507). These tests drive the real
+ * zustand stores directly (as the other auth-store tests do).
+ */
+describe('applyPreferredIdentity (issue #507)', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    useIdentityStore.setState({ identities: [...IDS], preferredPrimaryId: null });
+    useAuthStore.setState({ identities: [...IDS], primaryIdentity: IDS[0] });
+    useAccountStore.setState({ activeAccountId: 'acc-1' });
+    useSettingsStore.setState({ preferredIdentityIds: {} });
+  });
+
+  it('reorders the active account so the synced preferred identity is primary', () => {
+    useSettingsStore.setState({ preferredIdentityIds: { 'acc-1': 'id-3' } });
+
+    applyPreferredIdentity('acc-1');
+
+    expect(useAuthStore.getState().identities.map((i) => i.id)).toEqual(['id-3', 'id-1', 'id-2']);
+    expect(useAuthStore.getState().primaryIdentity?.id).toBe('id-3');
+    expect(useIdentityStore.getState().preferredPrimaryId).toBe('id-3');
+  });
+
+  it('defaults to the active account when no accountId is passed', () => {
+    useSettingsStore.setState({ preferredIdentityIds: { 'acc-1': 'id-2' } });
+
+    applyPreferredIdentity();
+
+    expect(useAuthStore.getState().identities[0].id).toBe('id-2');
+  });
+
+  it('is a no-op when the target is not the active account', () => {
+    useSettingsStore.setState({ preferredIdentityIds: { 'acc-2': 'id-3' } });
+
+    applyPreferredIdentity('acc-2');
+
+    // active account's live ordering must be untouched
+    expect(useAuthStore.getState().identities.map((i) => i.id)).toEqual(['id-1', 'id-2', 'id-3']);
+  });
+
+  it('is a no-op when the account has no synced default and no local fallback', () => {
+    applyPreferredIdentity('acc-1');
+
+    expect(useAuthStore.getState().identities.map((i) => i.id)).toEqual(['id-1', 'id-2', 'id-3']);
+    expect(useSettingsStore.getState().preferredIdentityIds).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it('migrates the pre-#507 browser-local default into the synced map, keyed by accountId', () => {
+    // No synced entry, but a local (identity-storage) preferred primary exists.
+    useIdentityStore.setState({ preferredPrimaryId: 'id-2' });
+
+    applyPreferredIdentity('acc-1');
+
+    // adopted, persisted per account, and applied to the live ordering
+    expect(useSettingsStore.getState().preferredIdentityIds).toEqual({ 'acc-1': 'id-2' });
+    expect(useAuthStore.getState().identities[0].id).toBe('id-2');
+  });
+
+  it('prefers the synced value over the local fallback', () => {
+    useIdentityStore.setState({ preferredPrimaryId: 'id-2' });
+    useSettingsStore.setState({ preferredIdentityIds: { 'acc-1': 'id-3' } });
+
+    applyPreferredIdentity('acc-1');
+
+    expect(useAuthStore.getState().identities[0].id).toBe('id-3');
+    // the synced value is not overwritten by the migration
+    expect(useSettingsStore.getState().preferredIdentityIds).toEqual({ 'acc-1': 'id-3' });
+  });
+});

stores/__tests__/settings-store-preferred-identity.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import { useSettingsStore } from '../settings-store';
+
+describe('settings-store per-account preferredIdentityIds (issue #507)', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    useSettingsStore.setState({ preferredIdentityIds: {} });
+  });
+
+  it('defaults to an empty record (no account has a synced default)', () => {
+    expect(useSettingsStore.getState().preferredIdentityIds).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it('keeps each account default independent', () => {
+    useSettingsStore.setState({
+      preferredIdentityIds: { 'acct-1': 'b', 'acct-2': 'c' },
+    });
+    const map = useSettingsStore.getState().preferredIdentityIds;
+    expect(map['acct-1']).toBe('b');
+    expect(map['acct-2']).toBe('c');
+    expect(map['acct-3']).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('round-trips through export -> import so the choice survives clearing site data', () => {
+    useSettingsStore.setState({ preferredIdentityIds: { 'acct-1': 'b' } });
+    const json = useSettingsStore.getState().exportSettings();
+    // Appears in exported JSON (issue #507 acceptance criterion).
+    expect(JSON.parse(json).preferredIdentityIds).toEqual({ 'acct-1': 'b' });
+
+    // Simulate a fresh browser: clear, then import the exported settings.
+    useSettingsStore.setState({ preferredIdentityIds: {} });
+    expect(useSettingsStore.getState().importSettings(json)).toBe(true);
+    expect(useSettingsStore.getState().preferredIdentityIds).toEqual({ 'acct-1': 'b' });
+  });
+
+  describe('importSettings non-record guard', () => {
+    it('ignores a legacy array shape', () => {
+      useSettingsStore.setState({ preferredIdentityIds: { 'acct-1': 'b' } });
+      const ok = useSettingsStore.getState().importSettings(
+        JSON.stringify({ preferredIdentityIds: ['b'] }),
+      );
+      expect(ok).toBe(true);
+      expect(useSettingsStore.getState().preferredIdentityIds).toEqual({ 'acct-1': 'b' });
+    });
+
+    it('ignores a null value', () => {
+      useSettingsStore.setState({ preferredIdentityIds: { 'acct-1': 'b' } });
+      useSettingsStore.getState().importSettings(JSON.stringify({ preferredIdentityIds: null }));
+      expect(useSettingsStore.getState().preferredIdentityIds).toEqual({ 'acct-1': 'b' });
+    });
+
+    it('accepts a proper per-account record', () => {
+      useSettingsStore.getState().importSettings(
+        JSON.stringify({ preferredIdentityIds: { 'acct-9': 'a' } }),
+      );
+      expect(useSettingsStore.getState().preferredIdentityIds).toEqual({ 'acct-9': 'a' });
+    });
+  });
+});

stores/auth-store.ts

@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ interface AuthState {
   clearError: () => void;
   syncIdentities: () => void;
   refreshIdentities: () => Promise<void>;
-  applyPreferredIdentityOrdering: () => void;
   getClientForAccount: (accountId: string) => JMAPClient | undefined;
   getAllConnectedClients: () => Map<string, JMAPClient>;
 }
@@ -198,25 +197,16 @@ function sortIdentities(rawIdentities: Identity[], username: string): Identity[]
 }
 
 function loadIdentities(rawIdentities: Identity[], username: string): { identities: Identity[]; primaryIdentity: Identity | null } {
-  const settings = useSettingsStore.getState();
+  // The synced per-account default sender identity (#507) is keyed by
-  const preferredMap = settings.preferredIdentityIds || {};
+  // AccountEntry.id and re-applied by applyPreferredIdentity() once
-  let preferredPrimaryId = preferredMap[username] ?? null;
+  // loadFromServer resolves (the accountId isn't known here). At load time we
-
+  // only honour the browser-local fallback (identity-storage) so the ordering
-  // One-time migration: builds before #507 stored the preferred identity only
+  // is stable before - or entirely without - settings sync.
-  // in the browser-local identity-storage (never synced). If the synced
+  const preferredPrimaryId = useIdentityStore.getState().preferredPrimaryId;
-  // settings have no entry for this account yet, adopt that legacy local value
-  // and write it into the synced settings so it persists across devices.
-  if (preferredPrimaryId == null) {
-    const legacy = useIdentityStore.getState().preferredPrimaryId;
-    if (legacy) {
-      preferredPrimaryId = legacy;
-      settings.updateSetting('preferredIdentityIds', { ...preferredMap, [username]: legacy });
-    }
-  }
 
   const identities = sortIdentities(rawIdentities, username);
 
-  // If user has a preferred primary, move it to front
+  // If a local preferred primary is set, move it to the front.
   if (preferredPrimaryId) {
     const idx = identities.findIndex((id) => id.id === preferredPrimaryId);
     if (idx > 0) {
@@ -227,12 +217,60 @@ function loadIdentities(rawIdentities: Identity[], username: string): { identiti
 
   const primaryIdentity = identities[0] ?? null;
   useIdentityStore.getState().setIdentities(identities);
-  // Mirror the resolved choice into the identity store so the identity-manager
-  // UI (the ⭐ marker) reflects the active account's preferred identity.
-  useIdentityStore.setState({ preferredPrimaryId });
   return { identities, primaryIdentity };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Re-apply the per-account default sender identity once synced settings are
+ * available (issue #507). The choice is stored server-side in the settings
+ * store (`preferredIdentityIds`, keyed by AccountEntry.id), so it can only be
+ * applied after `loadFromServer` resolves. It reorders the account's identities
+ * so the preferred one is primary - the composer defaults its `From` to
+ * identities[0]. No-op when nothing is configured for the account.
+ *
+ * Also performs the one-time migration of the pre-#507 browser-local default
+ * (identity-storage) into the synced per-account map, keyed by accountId.
+ *
+ * @param accountId The account to apply for; defaults to the active account.
+ */
+export function applyPreferredIdentity(accountId?: string | null): void {
+  const targetId = accountId ?? useAccountStore.getState().activeAccountId;
+  if (!targetId) return;
+
+  const idStore = useIdentityStore.getState();
+  // Only touch the live identity store when it currently holds this account's
+  // identities (true for the active account). Switching snapshots/restores the
+  // ordering per account, so a background account's order is restored later.
+  // The local fallback below also belongs to the active account, so gate first.
+  if (useAccountStore.getState().activeAccountId !== targetId) return;
+
+  let preferred = useSettingsStore.getState().preferredIdentityIds[targetId] ?? null;
+
+  // One-time migration: before #507 the default lived only in the browser-local
+  // identity-storage (never synced). If the synced map has no entry for this
+  // account yet, adopt that local value and persist it (keyed by accountId) so
+  // it follows the user across devices.
+  if (!preferred) {
+    const legacy = idStore.preferredPrimaryId;
+    if (legacy) {
+      preferred = legacy;
+      const current = useSettingsStore.getState().preferredIdentityIds;
+      useSettingsStore.getState().updateSetting('preferredIdentityIds', { ...current, [targetId]: legacy });
+    }
+  }
+  if (!preferred) return;
+
+  idStore.setPreferredPrimary(preferred);
+  const ids = [...idStore.identities];
+  const idx = ids.findIndex((i) => i.id === preferred);
+  if (idx > 0) {
+    const [p] = ids.splice(idx, 1);
+    ids.unshift(p);
+    idStore.setIdentities(ids);
+  }
+  useAuthStore.setState({ identities: ids, primaryIdentity: ids[0] ?? null });
+}
+
 function getLocaleLoginPath(): string {
   if (typeof window === 'undefined') return '/en/login';
 
@@ -638,6 +676,7 @@ export const useAuthStore = create<AuthState>()(
             if (!config.settingsSyncEnabled) return;
             useSettingsStore.getState().loadFromServer(username, serverUrl).finally(() => {
               useSettingsStore.getState().enableSync(username, serverUrl);
+              applyPreferredIdentity(accountId);
             });
           }).catch(() => {});
 
@@ -840,6 +879,7 @@ export const useAuthStore = create<AuthState>()(
             if (!config.settingsSyncEnabled) return;
             useSettingsStore.getState().loadFromServer(username, serverUrl).finally(() => {
               useSettingsStore.getState().enableSync(username, serverUrl);
+              applyPreferredIdentity(accountId);
             });
           }).catch(() => {});
 
@@ -977,6 +1017,7 @@ export const useAuthStore = create<AuthState>()(
             if (!cfg.settingsSyncEnabled) return;
             useSettingsStore.getState().loadFromServer(username, ssoServerUrl).finally(() => {
               useSettingsStore.getState().enableSync(username, ssoServerUrl);
+              applyPreferredIdentity(accountId);
             });
           }).catch(() => {});
 
@@ -1363,6 +1404,7 @@ export const useAuthStore = create<AuthState>()(
           if (!config.settingsSyncEnabled) return;
           useSettingsStore.getState().loadFromServer(targetAccount.username, targetAccount.serverUrl).finally(() => {
             useSettingsStore.getState().enableSync(targetAccount.username, targetAccount.serverUrl);
+            applyPreferredIdentity(targetAccount.id);
           });
         }).catch(() => {});
       },
@@ -1534,6 +1576,7 @@ export const useAuthStore = create<AuthState>()(
               if (!config.settingsSyncEnabled) return;
               useSettingsStore.getState().loadFromServer(targetAccount.username, targetAccount.serverUrl).finally(() => {
                 useSettingsStore.getState().enableSync(targetAccount.username, targetAccount.serverUrl);
+                applyPreferredIdentity(targetAccount.id);
               });
             }).catch(() => {});
             return;
@@ -1647,6 +1690,7 @@ export const useAuthStore = create<AuthState>()(
                   if (!config.settingsSyncEnabled) return;
                   useSettingsStore.getState().loadFromServer(state.username || '', state.serverUrl!).finally(() => {
                     useSettingsStore.getState().enableSync(state.username || '', state.serverUrl!);
+                    applyPreferredIdentity(accountId);
                   });
                 }).catch(() => {});
                 return;
@@ -1718,6 +1762,7 @@ export const useAuthStore = create<AuthState>()(
                   if (!config.settingsSyncEnabled) return;
                   useSettingsStore.getState().loadFromServer(username, serverUrl).finally(() => {
                     useSettingsStore.getState().enableSync(username, serverUrl);
+                    applyPreferredIdentity(accountId);
                   });
                 }).catch(() => {});
                 return;
@@ -1761,25 +1806,6 @@ export const useAuthStore = create<AuthState>()(
         set({ identities, primaryIdentity });
       },
 
-      // Re-sort the already-loaded identities to honor the active account's
-      // synced preferred-primary identity, without a network round-trip. Used
-      // after settings load from the server so a fresh browser reflects the
-      // synced default (#507).
-      applyPreferredIdentityOrdering: () => {
-        const { username, identities } = get();
-        if (!username || identities.length === 0) return;
-        const preferredId = useSettingsStore.getState().preferredIdentityIds?.[username] ?? null;
-        useIdentityStore.setState({ preferredPrimaryId: preferredId });
-        if (!preferredId) return;
-        const idx = identities.findIndex((id) => id.id === preferredId);
-        if (idx <= 0) return; // already first, or not present
-        const reordered = [...identities];
-        const [preferred] = reordered.splice(idx, 1);
-        reordered.unshift(preferred);
-        useIdentityStore.getState().setIdentities(reordered);
-        set({ identities: reordered, primaryIdentity: reordered[0] ?? null });
-      },
-
       refreshIdentities: async () => {
         const { client, username } = get();
         if (!client || !username) return;

stores/identity-store.ts

@@ -123,7 +123,14 @@ export const useIdentityStore = create<IdentityStore>()(
     }),
     {
       name: 'identity-storage',
-      // Only persist sub-addressing data, not identities (they're server-side)
+      // Only persist sub-addressing data, not identities (they're server-side).
+      // The default sender identity (`preferredPrimaryId`) is the per-account
+      // value for the *active* account; it is kept here purely as a local
+      // fallback so the choice survives a reload when settings sync is off.
+      // The durable, cross-device, exportable source of truth is the synced
+      // settings store, keyed per account (`preferredIdentityIds`), which is
+      // re-applied via applyPreferredIdentity() once server settings load and
+      // overrides this value per account (issue #507).
       partialize: (state) => ({
         subAddress: state.subAddress,
         preferredPrimaryId: state.preferredPrimaryId,

stores/settings-store.ts

@@ -178,13 +178,6 @@ interface SettingsState {
   requestReadReceiptDefault: boolean; // Pre-check "request read receipt" in the composer
   readReceiptResponse: ReadReceiptResponse; // How to respond to incoming read-receipt requests
 
-  // Identities
-  // Per-account default ("preferred primary") sender identity, keyed by
-  // username (the same key settings sync uses). A JMAP identity id is only
-  // meaningful within its own account, so this must be account-scoped. Synced
-  // so the choice survives a new browser / cleared site data (#507).
-  preferredIdentityIds: Record<string, string | null>;
-
   // Privacy & Security
   sessionTimeout: number; // minutes (0 = never)
   trustedSenders: string[]; // Email addresses that can load external content
@@ -258,6 +251,12 @@ interface SettingsState {
   // explicit [] = "no folders". (Replaced the legacy global string[] | null.)
   allMailFolderIds: Record<string, string[]>;
 
+  // Per-account default sender identity, keyed by AccountEntry.id -> JMAP
+  // Identity id. Synced (and exported) so the chosen default survives clearing
+  // site data and follows the user across browsers/devices (issue #507). Kept
+  // per account because JMAP identity ids are account-scoped and would collide.
+  preferredIdentityIds: Record<string, string>;
+
   // Email Display
   disableThreading: boolean; // Show emails as individual messages instead of grouped by conversation
 
@@ -396,9 +395,6 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
   requestReadReceiptDefault: false,
   readReceiptResponse: 'ask' as ReadReceiptResponse,
 
-  // Identities
-  preferredIdentityIds: {} as Record<string, string | null>,
-
   // Privacy & Security
   sessionTimeout: 0, // Never
   trustedSenders: [] as string[],
@@ -452,6 +448,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
   // All Mail view (gated)
   enableAllMailView: false,
   allMailFolderIds: {} as Record<string, string[]>,
+  preferredIdentityIds: {} as Record<string, string>,
 
   enableCrossUnreadView: false,
   enableCrossStarredView: false,
@@ -609,7 +606,6 @@ export const useSettingsStore = create<SettingsState>()(
           signatureSeparatorEnabled: state.signatureSeparatorEnabled,
           requestReadReceiptDefault: state.requestReadReceiptDefault,
           readReceiptResponse: state.readReceiptResponse,
-          preferredIdentityIds: state.preferredIdentityIds,
           sessionTimeout: state.sessionTimeout,
           emailNotificationsEnabled: state.emailNotificationsEnabled,
           emailNotificationSound: state.emailNotificationSound,
@@ -637,6 +633,7 @@ export const useSettingsStore = create<SettingsState>()(
           includeGroupInUnified: state.includeGroupInUnified,
           enableAllMailView: state.enableAllMailView,
           allMailFolderIds: state.allMailFolderIds,
+          preferredIdentityIds: state.preferredIdentityIds,
           enableCrossUnreadView: state.enableCrossUnreadView,
           enableCrossStarredView: state.enableCrossStarredView,
           enableCrossAllView: state.enableCrossAllView,
@@ -694,8 +691,8 @@ export const useSettingsStore = create<SettingsState>()(
               if (key === 'allMailFolderIds' && !isPlainRecord(settings[key])) {
                 return;
               }
-              // Defensive: a non-record (e.g. a legacy scalar) would break the
+              // Per-account map (accountId -> identityId); ignore any legacy
-              // per-account map lookups - ignore it.
+              // global/non-record value rather than corrupting the map.
               if (key === 'preferredIdentityIds' && !isPlainRecord(settings[key])) {
                 return;
               }
@@ -877,14 +874,10 @@ export const useSettingsStore = create<SettingsState>()(
             get().importSettings(JSON.stringify(settings));
             isLoadingFromServer = false;
             syncLog('Settings loaded from server successfully');
-            // Re-apply the (possibly server-updated) per-account preferred
+            // The per-account preferred sender identity (#507) is re-applied by
-            // sender identity to the already-loaded identities, so a fresh
+            // applyPreferredIdentity() in auth-store, invoked from the
-            // browser reflects the synced default without waiting for the next
+            // loadFromServer().finally() of every login / switch / restore path,
-            // identity refresh. Dynamic import avoids a static import cycle
+            // so no extra hook is needed here.
-            // (auth-store imports this store). (#507)
-            import('./auth-store')
-              .then(({ useAuthStore }) => useAuthStore.getState().applyPreferredIdentityOrdering())
-              .catch(() => {});
             return true;
           }
           return false;
@@ -897,7 +890,7 @@ export const useSettingsStore = create<SettingsState>()(
     }),
     {
       name: 'settings-storage',
-      version: 5,
+      version: 6,
       migrate: (persisted, version) => {
         const state = persisted as Record<string, unknown>;
         if (version < 2 && state.listDensity) {
@@ -925,6 +918,11 @@ export const useSettingsStore = create<SettingsState>()(
         if (version < 5 || !isPlainRecord(state.allMailFolderIds)) {
           state.allMailFolderIds = {};
         }
+        // v6: introduced the per-account default-identity map (issue #507).
+        // Coerce any missing/legacy value to an empty record.
+        if (version < 6 || !isPlainRecord(state.preferredIdentityIds)) {
+          state.preferredIdentityIds = {};
+        }
         return state as unknown as SettingsState;
       },
       onRehydrateStorage: () => {