diff --git a/packages/concordia-app/package.json b/packages/concordia-app/package.json
index 103506e..e31bacb 100644
--- a/packages/concordia-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@ecentrics/breeze": "~0.7.0",
     "@ecentrics/drizzle": "~0.5.0",
-    "@ecentrics/eth-identity-provider": "~0.1.2",
+    "@ecentrics/eth-identity-provider": "~0.2.0",
     "@reduxjs/toolkit": "~1.4.0",
     "@welldone-software/why-did-you-render": "~6.0.5",
     "apexcharts": "^3.26.0",
diff --git a/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/sagas/orbitSaga.js b/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/sagas/orbitSaga.js
index 07e660b..c70d8e1 100644
--- a/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/sagas/orbitSaga.js
+++ b/packages/concordia-app/src/redux/sagas/orbitSaga.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ function* orbitSaga() {
 
   EthereumContractIdentityProvider.setContractAddress(contractAddress);
   EthereumContractIdentityProvider.setWeb3(web3);
+  EthereumContractIdentityProvider.setStoreAuthDataLocally(true);
 
   yield initOrbitDatabases({ breeze: res[1].breeze, account: res[2].accounts[0] });
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8cfe77f..160c027 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1207,6 +1207,14 @@
     level "~6.0.1"
     orbit-db-identity-provider "~0.3.1"
 
+"@ecentrics/eth-identity-provider@~0.2.0":
+  version "0.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ecentrics/eth-identity-provider/-/eth-identity-provider-0.2.0.tgz#c7cd36e4c4f9e85d73082fba80cb43c9d7e4a4a3"
+  integrity sha512-AH4JXCee/wlD7FJwyLAmwjVJD1XP6TpSUzllUkpabptkhJkRNpQJypvDatN/1x2cCWGjSMBhoNXxCC5WDtobiw==
+  dependencies:
+    level "~6.0.1"
+    orbit-db-identity-provider "~0.3.1"
+
 "@eslint/eslintrc@^0.4.0":
   version "0.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@eslint/eslintrc/-/eslintrc-0.4.0.tgz#99cc0a0584d72f1df38b900fb062ba995f395547"