diff --git a/mobile/lib/modules/backup/providers/backup.provider.dart b/mobile/lib/modules/backup/providers/backup.provider.dart
index daad2c4fd3..ac40fbd304 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/modules/backup/providers/backup.provider.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/modules/backup/providers/backup.provider.dart
@@ -587,6 +587,7 @@ class BackupNotifier extends StateNotifier<BackUpState> {
       log.warning("WARNING [resumeBackup] failed to acquireLock");
       return;
     }
+
     await Future.wait([
       Hive.openBox<HiveBackupAlbums>(hiveBackupInfoBox),
       Hive.openBox<HiveDuplicatedAssets>(duplicatedAssetsBox),
@@ -597,16 +598,21 @@ class BackupNotifier extends StateNotifier<BackUpState> {
     Set<AvailableAlbum> selectedAlbums = state.selectedBackupAlbums;
     Set<AvailableAlbum> excludedAlbums = state.excludedBackupAlbums;
     if (albums != null) {
-      selectedAlbums = _updateAlbumsBackupTime(
-        selectedAlbums,
-        albums.selectedAlbumIds,
-        albums.lastSelectedBackupTime,
-      );
-      excludedAlbums = _updateAlbumsBackupTime(
-        excludedAlbums,
-        albums.excludedAlbumsIds,
-        albums.lastExcludedBackupTime,
-      );
+      if (selectedAlbums.isNotEmpty) {
+        selectedAlbums = _updateAlbumsBackupTime(
+          selectedAlbums,
+          albums.selectedAlbumIds,
+          albums.lastSelectedBackupTime,
+        );
+      }
+
+      if (excludedAlbums.isNotEmpty) {
+        excludedAlbums = _updateAlbumsBackupTime(
+          excludedAlbums,
+          albums.excludedAlbumsIds,
+          albums.lastExcludedBackupTime,
+        );
+      }
     }
     final Box backgroundBox = Hive.box(backgroundBackupInfoBox);
     state = state.copyWith(
diff --git a/mobile/lib/modules/home/views/home_page.dart b/mobile/lib/modules/home/views/home_page.dart
index 86296ae702..ca3bc4b2d6 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/modules/home/views/home_page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/modules/home/views/home_page.dart
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class HomePage extends HookConsumerWidget {
     );
 
     void reloadAllAsset() {
-      ref.read(assetProvider.notifier).getAllAsset();
+      ref.watch(assetProvider.notifier).getAllAsset();
     }
 
     Widget buildBody() {
diff --git a/mobile/lib/routing/auth_guard.dart b/mobile/lib/routing/auth_guard.dart
index 53693ea1de..4e907a768d 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/routing/auth_guard.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/routing/auth_guard.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ class AuthGuard extends AutoRouteGuard {
   @override
   void onNavigation(NavigationResolver resolver, StackRouter router) async {
     try {
+      // temporary fix for race condition that the _apiService
+      // get called before accessToken is set
       var userInfoHiveBox = await Hive.openBox(userInfoBox);
       var accessToken = userInfoHiveBox.get(accessTokenKey);
       _apiService.setAccessToken(accessToken);
diff --git a/mobile/lib/shared/services/asset.service.dart b/mobile/lib/shared/services/asset.service.dart
index 724cc53b20..25c19b1a80 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/shared/services/asset.service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/shared/services/asset.service.dart
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ class AssetService {
   /// Returns `null` if the server state did not change, else list of assets
   Future<Pair<List<Asset>?, String?>> getRemoteAssets({String? etag}) async {
     try {
+      // temporary fix for race condition that the _apiService
+      // get called before accessToken is set
+      var userInfoHiveBox = await Hive.openBox(userInfoBox);
+      var accessToken = userInfoHiveBox.get(accessTokenKey);
+      _apiService.setAccessToken(accessToken);
+
       final Pair<List<AssetResponseDto>, String?>? remote =
           await _apiService.assetApi.getAllAssetsWithETag(eTag: etag);
       if (remote == null) {