diff --git a/openless-all/app/src/components/FloatingShell.tsx b/openless-all/app/src/components/FloatingShell.tsx
index a653fb9e..5b7bc2c6 100644
--- a/openless-all/app/src/components/FloatingShell.tsx
+++ b/openless-all/app/src/components/FloatingShell.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { getHotkeyTriggerLabel } from '../lib/hotkey';
 import { getCredentials, openExternal } from '../lib/ipc';
 import { OL_DATA } from '../lib/mockData';
 import {
-  PROVIDER_SETUP_PROMPT_SEEN_KEY,
+  PROVIDER_SETUP_PROMPT_DEFERRED_KEY,
   shouldShowProviderSetupPrompt,
 } from '../lib/providerSetup';
 import type { SettingsSectionId } from '../pages/Settings';
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ function FloatingShellBody({ os, initialTab, initialSettings }: { os: OS; initia
     let cancelled = false;
     (async () => {
       const credentials = await getCredentials();
-      const promptSeenValue = window.localStorage.getItem(PROVIDER_SETUP_PROMPT_SEEN_KEY);
-      if (!cancelled && shouldShowProviderSetupPrompt(credentials, promptSeenValue)) {
+      const promptDeferredValue = window.sessionStorage.getItem(PROVIDER_SETUP_PROMPT_DEFERRED_KEY);
+      if (!cancelled && shouldShowProviderSetupPrompt(credentials, promptDeferredValue)) {
         setProviderPromptOpen(true);
       }
     })();
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function FloatingShellBody({ os, initialTab, initialSettings }: { os: OS; initia
   }, []);
 
   const rememberProviderPrompt = () => {
-    window.localStorage.setItem(PROVIDER_SETUP_PROMPT_SEEN_KEY, '1');
+    window.sessionStorage.setItem(PROVIDER_SETUP_PROMPT_DEFERRED_KEY, '1');
     setProviderPromptOpen(false);
   };
 
diff --git a/openless-all/app/src/lib/providerSetup.test.ts b/openless-all/app/src/lib/providerSetup.test.ts
index d1313dd0..b07d5678 100644
--- a/openless-all/app/src/lib/providerSetup.test.ts
+++ b/openless-all/app/src/lib/providerSetup.test.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ assertEqual(
     '1',
   ),
   false,
-  'do not repeat first-run prompt after the user has seen it',
+  'do not repeat first-run prompt after the user has deferred it in this session',
 );
 
 assertEqual(
diff --git a/openless-all/app/src/lib/providerSetup.ts b/openless-all/app/src/lib/providerSetup.ts
index c09db178..c4b9db3a 100644
--- a/openless-all/app/src/lib/providerSetup.ts
+++ b/openless-all/app/src/lib/providerSetup.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { CredentialsStatus } from './types';
 
-export const PROVIDER_SETUP_PROMPT_SEEN_KEY = 'ol.providerSetupPromptSeen';
+export const PROVIDER_SETUP_PROMPT_DEFERRED_KEY = 'ol.providerSetupPromptDeferredThisSession';
 
 export function areProvidersConfigured(credentials: CredentialsStatus): boolean {
   return credentials.volcengineConfigured && credentials.arkConfigured;
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export function areProvidersConfigured(credentials: CredentialsStatus): boolean
 
 export function shouldShowProviderSetupPrompt(
   credentials: CredentialsStatus,
-  promptSeenValue: string | null,
+  promptDeferredValue: string | null,
 ): boolean {
-  return !areProvidersConfigured(credentials) && promptSeenValue !== '1';
+  return !areProvidersConfigured(credentials) && promptDeferredValue !== '1';
 }