diff --git a/Client/Frontend/Browser/PrivacyHub/PrivacyReportsManager.swift b/Client/Frontend/Browser/PrivacyHub/PrivacyReportsManager.swift
index 05ab5116f9e..b8c7975aa5d 100644
--- a/Client/Frontend/Browser/PrivacyHub/PrivacyReportsManager.swift
+++ b/Client/Frontend/Browser/PrivacyHub/PrivacyReportsManager.swift
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ public struct PrivacyReportsManager {
   }
   
   public static func consolidateData(dayRange range: Int = 30) {
-    if Date() < Preferences.PrivacyReports.nextConsolidationDate.value {
+    if Preferences.PrivacyReports.nextConsolidationDate.value == nil {
+      Preferences.PrivacyReports.nextConsolidationDate.value = Date().advanced(by: 7.days)
+    }
+      
+    if let consolidationDate = Preferences.PrivacyReports.nextConsolidationDate.value, Date() < consolidationDate {
       return
     }
     
diff --git a/Client/Frontend/ClientPreferences.swift b/Client/Frontend/ClientPreferences.swift
index e93a90a32d9..900bb634f41 100644
--- a/Client/Frontend/ClientPreferences.swift
+++ b/Client/Frontend/ClientPreferences.swift
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ extension Preferences {
     static let captureVPNAlerts = Option<Bool>(key: "privacy-hub.capture-vpn-alerts", default: true)
     /// Tracker when to consolidate tracker and vpn data. By default the first consolidation happens 7 days after Privacy Reports build is installed.
     static let nextConsolidationDate =
-    Option<Date>(key: "privacy-hub.next-consolidation-date", default: Date().advanced(by: 7.days))
+    Option<Date?>(key: "privacy-hub.next-consolidation-date", default: nil)
     /// Determines whether to show a Privacy Reports onboarding popup on the NTP.
     public static let ntpOnboardingCompleted =
     Option<Bool>(key: "privacy-hub.onboarding-completed", default: true)