diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt
index 5a289197c..d5ebfbac5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ class Preferences @JvmOverloads constructor(private val context: Context, name:
 
     @SuppressLint("ApplySharedPref")
     fun clear() {
+        publicPrefs.edit().clear().commit()
         prefs.edit().clear().commit()
     }