diff --git a/lib/utils/home_widget_util.dart b/lib/utils/home_widget_util.dart
index b5ac412b47..62da4b7eab 100644
--- a/lib/utils/home_widget_util.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/home_widget_util.dart
@@ -110,11 +110,12 @@ Future<void> initHomeWidget() async {
 }
 
 Future<void> clearHomeWidget() async {
-  final Logger logger = Logger("clearHomeWidget");
   final previousGeneratedId =
       await hw.HomeWidget.getWidgetData<int>("home_widget_last_img");
   if (previousGeneratedId == null) return;
 
+  final Logger logger = Logger("clearHomeWidget");
+
   logger.info("Clearing SlideshowWidget");
   await hw.HomeWidget.saveWidgetData(
     "slideshow",
@@ -127,5 +128,9 @@ Future<void> clearHomeWidget() async {
     qualifiedAndroidName: 'io.ente.photos.SlideshowWidgetProvider',
     iOSName: 'SlideshowWidget',
   );
+  await hw.HomeWidget.saveWidgetData<int>(
+    "home_widget_last_img",
+    null,
+  );
   logger.info(">>> SlideshowWidget cleared");
 }