diff --git a/src/libs/DateUtils.js b/src/libs/DateUtils.js
index 1ffe14c5e9ec..a4741d4aa31c 100644
--- a/src/libs/DateUtils.js
+++ b/src/libs/DateUtils.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import moment from 'moment-timezone';
+import lodashGet from 'lodash/get';
 
 // IMPORTANT: load any locales (other than english) that might be passed to moment.locale()
 import 'moment/locale/es';
@@ -10,11 +11,11 @@ import CONST from '../CONST';
 import {translate} from './translate';
 import * as PersonalDetails from './actions/PersonalDetails';
 
-let timezone;
+let timezone = CONST.DEFAULT_TIME_ZONE;
 Onyx.connect({
     key: ONYXKEYS.MY_PERSONAL_DETAILS,
     callback: (val) => {
-        timezone = val ? val.timezone : CONST.DEFAULT_TIME_ZONE;
+        timezone = lodashGet(val, 'timezone', CONST.DEFAULT_TIME_ZONE);
     },
 });
 
diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/AuthScreens.js b/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/AuthScreens.js
index b6bc0b1314f8..5338f4cb283d 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/AuthScreens.js
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/AuthScreens.js
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class AuthScreens extends React.Component {
             returnValueList: 'nameValuePairs',
             nvpNames: ONYXKEYS.NVP_PREFERRED_LOCALE,
         }).then((response) => {
-            const preferredLocale = response.nameValuePairs.preferredLocale || CONST.DEFAULT_LOCALE;
+            const preferredLocale = lodashGet(response, ['nameValuePairs', 'preferredLocale'], CONST.DEFAULT_LOCALE);
             if ((currentPreferredLocale !== CONST.DEFAULT_LOCALE) && (preferredLocale !== currentPreferredLocale)) {
                 setLocale(currentPreferredLocale);
             } else {