diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/services/autolock_service.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/services/autolock_service.ts
index 895674dcd..b1f1f5b50 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/services/autolock_service.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/services/autolock_service.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 import { ApplicationService } from '@standardnotes/snjs';
-import { WebApplication } from '@/ui_models/application';
 import { isDesktopApplication } from '@/utils';
-import { AppStateEvent } from '@/ui_models/app_state';
 
 const MILLISECONDS_PER_SECOND = 1000;
-const FOCUS_POLL_INTERVAL = 1 * MILLISECONDS_PER_SECOND;
+const POLL_INTERVAL = 10;
 const LOCK_INTERVAL_NONE = 0;
 const LOCK_INTERVAL_IMMEDIATE = 1;
 const LOCK_INTERVAL_ONE_MINUTE = 60 * MILLISECONDS_PER_SECOND;
@@ -15,37 +13,21 @@ const STORAGE_KEY_AUTOLOCK_INTERVAL = "AutoLockIntervalKey";
 
 export class AutolockService extends ApplicationService {
 
-  private unsubState?: () => void;
-  private pollFocusInterval: any
+  private pollInterval: any
   private lastFocusState?: 'hidden' | 'visible'
   private lockAfterDate?: Date
-  private lockTimeout?: any
 
   onAppLaunch() {
-    this.observeVisibility();
+    if (!isDesktopApplication()) {
+      this.beginPolling();
+    }
     return super.onAppLaunch();
   }
 
-  observeVisibility() {
-    this.unsubState = (this.application as WebApplication).getAppState().addObserver(
-      async (eventName) => {
-        if (eventName === AppStateEvent.WindowDidBlur) {
-          this.documentVisibilityChanged(false);
-        } else if (eventName === AppStateEvent.WindowDidFocus) {
-          this.documentVisibilityChanged(true);
-        }
-      }
-    );
-    if (!isDesktopApplication()) {
-      this.beginWebFocusPolling();
-    }
-  }
-
   deinit() {
-    this.unsubState?.();
     this.cancelAutoLockTimer();
-    if (this.pollFocusInterval) {
-      clearInterval(this.pollFocusInterval);
+    if (this.pollInterval) {
+      clearInterval(this.pollInterval);
     }
   }
 
@@ -85,11 +67,15 @@ export class AutolockService extends ApplicationService {
    *  Verify document is in focus every so often as visibilitychange event is
    *  not triggered on a typical window blur event but rather on tab changes.
    */
-  beginWebFocusPolling() {
-    this.pollFocusInterval = setInterval(() => {
-      if (document.hidden) {
-        /** Native event listeners will have fired */
-        return;
+  beginPolling() {
+    this.pollInterval = setInterval(async () => {
+      const locked = await this.application.isLocked();
+      if (
+        !locked &&
+        this.lockAfterDate &&
+        new Date() > this.lockAfterDate
+      ) {
+        this.lockApplication();
       }
       const hasFocus = document.hasFocus();
       if (hasFocus && this.lastFocusState === 'hidden') {
@@ -99,7 +85,7 @@ export class AutolockService extends ApplicationService {
       }
       /* Save this to compare against next time around */
       this.lastFocusState = hasFocus ? 'visible' : 'hidden';
-    }, FOCUS_POLL_INTERVAL);
+    }, POLL_INTERVAL);
   }
 
   getAutoLockIntervalOptions() {
@@ -129,14 +115,6 @@ export class AutolockService extends ApplicationService {
 
   async documentVisibilityChanged(visible: boolean) {
     if (visible) {
-      const locked = await this.application.isLocked();
-      if (
-        !locked &&
-        this.lockAfterDate &&
-        new Date() > this.lockAfterDate
-      ) {
-        this.lockApplication();
-      }
       this.cancelAutoLockTimer();
     } else {
       this.beginAutoLockTimer();
@@ -148,29 +126,15 @@ export class AutolockService extends ApplicationService {
     if (interval === LOCK_INTERVAL_NONE) {
       return;
     }
-    /**
-     * Use a timeout if possible, but if the computer is put to sleep, timeouts won't
-     * work. Need to set a date as backup. this.lockAfterDate does not need to be
-     * persisted,  as living in memory is sufficient. If memory is cleared, then the
-     * application will lock anyway.
-     */
     const addToNow = (seconds: number) => {
       const date = new Date();
       date.setSeconds(date.getSeconds() + seconds);
       return date;
     };
     this.lockAfterDate = addToNow(interval / MILLISECONDS_PER_SECOND);
-    clearTimeout(this.lockTimeout);
-    this.lockTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-      this.cancelAutoLockTimer();
-      this.lockApplication();
-      this.lockAfterDate = undefined;
-    }, interval);
   }
 
   cancelAutoLockTimer() {
-    clearTimeout(this.lockTimeout);
     this.lockAfterDate = undefined;
-    this.lockTimeout = undefined;
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/app_state.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/app_state.ts
index ba8c7ea11..1bd6ba729 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/app_state.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/app_state.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export class AppState {
       this.noAccountWarning.reset();
     }
     this.actionsMenu.reset();
-    this.unsubApp();
+    this.unsubApp?.();
     this.unsubApp = undefined;
     this.observers.length = 0;
     this.appEventObserverRemovers.forEach((remover) => remover());
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/views/abstract/pure_view_ctrl.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/views/abstract/pure_view_ctrl.ts
index 6f2a24297..71d7bae6f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/views/abstract/pure_view_ctrl.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/views/abstract/pure_view_ctrl.ts
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ export class PureViewCtrl<P = CtrlProps, S = CtrlState> {
   }
 
   deinit(): void {
-    this.unsubApp();
-    this.unsubState();
+    this.unsubApp?.();
+    this.unsubState?.();
     for (const disposer of this.reactionDisposers) {
       disposer();
     }