diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/app_settings.service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/app_settings.service.dart
index 6413b69fce4..b6c675b6362 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/app_settings.service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/app_settings.service.dart
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class AppSettingsService {
     return Store.get(setting.storeKey, setting.defaultValue);
   }
 
-  void setSetting<T>(AppSettingsEnum<T> setting, T value) {
-    Store.put(setting.storeKey, value);
+  Future<void> setSetting<T>(AppSettingsEnum<T> setting, T value) {
+    return Store.put(setting.storeKey, value);
   }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/widgets/settings/asset_list_settings/asset_list_group_settings.dart b/mobile/lib/widgets/settings/asset_list_settings/asset_list_group_settings.dart
index 8f4455ed884..df974fff30b 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/widgets/settings/asset_list_settings/asset_list_group_settings.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/widgets/settings/asset_list_settings/asset_list_group_settings.dart
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+
 import 'package:easy_localization/easy_localization.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
-import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/asset_grid/asset_grid_data_structure.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/app_settings.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/services/app_settings.service.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/utils/hooks/app_settings_update_hook.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/asset_grid/asset_grid_data_structure.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/settings/settings_radio_list_tile.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/settings/settings_sub_title.dart';
-import 'package:immich_mobile/utils/hooks/app_settings_update_hook.dart';
 
 class GroupSettings extends HookConsumerWidget {
   const GroupSettings({
@@ -18,14 +20,18 @@ class GroupSettings extends HookConsumerWidget {
     final groupByIndex = useAppSettingsState(AppSettingsEnum.groupAssetsBy);
     final groupBy = GroupAssetsBy.values[groupByIndex.value];
 
+    Future<void> updateAppSettings(GroupAssetsBy groupBy) async {
+      await ref.watch(appSettingsServiceProvider).setSetting(
+            AppSettingsEnum.groupAssetsBy,
+            groupBy.index,
+          );
+      ref.invalidate(appSettingsServiceProvider);
+    }
+
     void changeGroupValue(GroupAssetsBy? value) {
       if (value != null) {
         groupByIndex.value = value.index;
-        ref.watch(appSettingsServiceProvider).setSetting(
-              AppSettingsEnum.groupAssetsBy,
-              value.index,
-            );
-        ref.invalidate(appSettingsServiceProvider);
+        unawaited(updateAppSettings(groupBy));
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/mobile/test/modules/album/album_sort_by_options_provider_test.dart b/mobile/test/modules/album/album_sort_by_options_provider_test.dart
index bfb61ef4029..df59f03c569 100644
--- a/mobile/test/modules/album/album_sort_by_options_provider_test.dart
+++ b/mobile/test/modules/album/album_sort_by_options_provider_test.dart
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/album.entity.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/asset.entity.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/album/album_sort_by_options.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/app_settings.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/services/app_settings.service.dart';
-import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/album.entity.dart';
-import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/asset.entity.dart';
 import 'package:isar/isar.dart';
 import 'package:mocktail/mocktail.dart';
 
@@ -225,6 +225,18 @@ void main() {
           appSettingsServiceProvider.overrideWith((ref) => settingsMock),
         ],
       );
+      when(
+        () => settingsMock.setSetting<bool>(
+          AppSettingsEnum.selectedAlbumSortReverse,
+          any(),
+        ),
+      ).thenAnswer((_) async => {});
+      when(
+        () => settingsMock.setSetting<int>(
+          AppSettingsEnum.selectedAlbumSortOrder,
+          any(),
+        ),
+      ).thenAnswer((_) async => {});
     });
 
     test('Returns the default sort mode when none set', () {
@@ -298,6 +310,8 @@ void main() {
     late AppSettingsService settingsMock;
     late ProviderContainer container;
 
+    registerFallbackValue(AppSettingsEnum.selectedAlbumSortReverse);
+
     setUp(() async {
       settingsMock = MockAppSettingsService();
       container = TestUtils.createContainer(
@@ -305,6 +319,18 @@ void main() {
           appSettingsServiceProvider.overrideWith((ref) => settingsMock),
         ],
       );
+      when(
+        () => settingsMock.setSetting<bool>(
+          AppSettingsEnum.selectedAlbumSortReverse,
+          any(),
+        ),
+      ).thenAnswer((_) async => {});
+      when(
+        () => settingsMock.setSetting<int>(
+          AppSettingsEnum.selectedAlbumSortOrder,
+          any(),
+        ),
+      ).thenAnswer((_) async => {});
     });
 
     test('Returns the default sort order when none set - false', () {