diff --git a/ts/state/smart/Preferences.tsx b/ts/state/smart/Preferences.tsx
index 52f5f444a4..3f877698b2 100644
--- a/ts/state/smart/Preferences.tsx
+++ b/ts/state/smart/Preferences.tsx
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ import { EditState } from '../../components/ProfileEditor';
 import { SmartToastManager } from './ToastManager';
 import { useToastActions } from '../ducks/toast';
 import { DataReader } from '../../sql/Client';
+import { deleteAllMyStories } from '../../util/deleteAllMyStories';
 
 import type { StorageAccessType, ZoomFactorType } from '../../types/Storage';
 import type { ThemeType } from '../../util/preload';
@@ -551,10 +552,13 @@ export function SmartPreferences(): JSX.Element | null {
   const [hasStoriesDisabled, onHasStoriesDisabledChanged] = createItemsAccess(
     'hasStoriesDisabled',
     false,
-    value => {
+    async value => {
       const account = window.ConversationController.getOurConversationOrThrow();
       account.captureChange('hasStoriesDisabled');
       window.textsecure.server?.onHasStoriesDisabledChange(value);
+      if (!value) {
+        await deleteAllMyStories();
+      }
     }
   );
   const [hasTextFormatting, onTextFormattingChange] = createItemsAccess(
diff --git a/ts/util/createIPCEvents.ts b/ts/util/createIPCEvents.ts
index ba390ea729..3c7d84428c 100644
--- a/ts/util/createIPCEvents.ts
+++ b/ts/util/createIPCEvents.ts
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ export function createIPCEvents(
     },
     setLocaleOverride: async (value: string | null) => {
       await setEphemeralSetting('localeOverride', value);
+      window.SignalContext.restartApp();
     },
     getContentProtection: async () => {
       return (