diff --git a/mobile/src/app/_layout.tsx b/mobile/src/app/_layout.tsx
index 4b874c1..340dfd6 100644
--- a/mobile/src/app/_layout.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/app/_layout.tsx
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ export default function RootLayout() {
   }
 
   async function flushQueuedNoteMutations(): Promise<void> {
+    const pending = getNoteQueueSize();
+    if (pending === 0) {
+      setQueueStatus({ pending: 0, lastFlushed: 0 });
+      return;
+    }
+
     const result = await flushNoteQueue().catch(() => ({ flushed: 0, failed: getNoteQueueSize() }));
     setQueueStatus({
       pending: result.failed,