diff --git a/src/components/PriorityModeController.tsx b/src/components/PriorityModeController.tsx
index d9eaf35e1a9a..691ce68bd3f7 100644
--- a/src/components/PriorityModeController.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PriorityModeController.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {isReportParticipant, isValidReport} from '@libs/ReportUtils';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
 import ONYXKEYS from '@src/ONYXKEYS';
 import SCREENS from '@src/SCREENS';
+import isLoadingOnyxValue from '@src/types/utils/isLoadingOnyxValue';
 import FocusModeNotification from './FocusModeNotification';
 
 /**
@@ -25,13 +26,12 @@ import FocusModeNotification from './FocusModeNotification';
 export default function PriorityModeController() {
     const [accountID] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.SESSION, {selector: (session) => session?.accountID, canBeMissing: true});
     const [isLoadingReportData] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.IS_LOADING_REPORT_DATA, {canBeMissing: true});
-    const [isInFocusMode] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.NVP_PRIORITY_MODE, {selector: (priorityMode) => priorityMode === CONST.PRIORITY_MODE.GSD, canBeMissing: true});
-    const [hasTriedFocusMode] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.NVP_TRY_FOCUS_MODE, {canBeMissing: true});
+    const [isInFocusMode, isInFocusModeMetadata] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.NVP_PRIORITY_MODE, {selector: (priorityMode) => priorityMode === CONST.PRIORITY_MODE.GSD, canBeMissing: true});
+    const [hasTriedFocusMode, hasTriedFocusModeMetadata] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.NVP_TRY_FOCUS_MODE, {canBeMissing: true});
     const [allReports] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT, {canBeMissing: true});
     const currentRouteName = useCurrentRouteName();
     const [shouldShowModal, setShouldShowModal] = useState(false);
     const closeModal = useCallback(() => setShouldShowModal(false), []);
-
     const validReportCount = useMemo(() => {
         let count = 0;
         Object.values(allReports ?? {}).forEach((report) => {
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ export default function PriorityModeController() {
     // Listen for state changes and trigger the #focus mode when appropriate
     useEffect(() => {
         // Wait for Onyx state to fully load
-        if (isLoadingReportData !== false || isInFocusMode === undefined || hasTriedFocusMode === undefined || !accountID) {
+        if (isLoadingReportData !== false || !accountID || isLoadingOnyxValue(isInFocusModeMetadata, hasTriedFocusModeMetadata)) {
             return;
         }
 
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing
         if (hasSwitched.current || isInFocusMode || hasTriedFocusMode) {
             return;
         }
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ export default function PriorityModeController() {
         updateChatPriorityMode(CONST.PRIORITY_MODE.GSD, true);
         setShouldShowModal(true);
         hasSwitched.current = true;
-    }, [accountID, currentRouteName, hasTriedFocusMode, isInFocusMode, isLoadingReportData, validReportCount]);
+    }, [accountID, currentRouteName, hasTriedFocusMode, hasTriedFocusModeMetadata, isInFocusMode, isInFocusModeMetadata, isLoadingReportData, validReportCount]);
 
     return shouldShowModal ? <FocusModeNotification onClose={closeModal} /> : null;
 }