diff --git a/db/index.js b/db/index.js
index 5872ea3..8be5198 100644
--- a/db/index.js
+++ b/db/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import Realm from 'realm'
 import { LocalDate, ChronoUnit } from 'js-joda'
 import nodejs from 'nodejs-mobile-react-native'
 import fs from 'react-native-fs'
-import restart from 'react-native-restart'
+// Current version of react-native-restart doesn't work with our ios setup
+// therefore react-native-exit-app-v2 is used to close the app after setting pwd
+// import restart from 'react-native-restart'
+import RNExitApp from 'react-native-exit-app-v2'
 import schemas from './schemas'
 import cycleModule from '../lib/cycle'
 import maybeSetNewCycleStart from '../lib/set-new-cycle-start'
@@ -213,7 +216,10 @@ export async function changeEncryptionAndRestartApp(hash) {
   db.close()
   await fs.unlink(defaultPath)
   await fs.moveFile(copyPath, defaultPath)
-  restart.Restart()
+  // Current version of react-native-restart doesn't work with our ios setup
+  // therefore react-native-exit-app-v2 is used to close the app after setting pwd
+  // restart.Restart()
+  RNExitApp.exitApp()
 }
 
 export function isDbEmpty() {
diff --git a/ios/drip.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ios/drip.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 5efee0e..c5d97e3 100644
--- a/ios/drip.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ios/drip.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/RCTTypeSafety/RCTTypeSafety.framework",
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/RNCPushNotificationIOS/RNCPushNotificationIOS.framework",
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/RNDateTimePicker/RNDateTimePicker.framework",
+				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/RNExitApp/RNExitApp.framework",
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/RNFS/RNFS.framework",
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/RNShare/RNShare.framework",
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/RNVectorIcons/RNVectorIcons.framework",
@@ -563,6 +564,7 @@
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/RCTTypeSafety.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/RNCPushNotificationIOS.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/RNDateTimePicker.framework",
+				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/RNExitApp.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/RNFS.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/RNShare.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/RNVectorIcons.framework",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 684bb71..39125fa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     "react-native": "0.61.0",
     "react-native-calendars": "^1.19.3",
     "react-native-document-picker": "^4.2.0",
+    "react-native-exit-app-v2": "^1.2.2",
     "react-native-fs": "^2.19.0",
     "react-native-hyperlink": "0.0.19",
     "react-native-modal-datetime-picker": "8.0.0",