diff --git a/src/libs/actions/User.ts b/src/libs/actions/User.ts
index f2507a28d576..2280f6cdc0f5 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/User.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/User.ts
@@ -779,6 +779,13 @@ function generateStatementPDF(period: string) {
 function setContactMethodAsDefault(newDefaultContactMethod: string) {
     const oldDefaultContactMethod = currentEmail;
     const optimisticData: OnyxUpdate[] = [
+        {
+            onyxMethod: Onyx.METHOD.MERGE,
+            key: ONYXKEYS.ACCOUNT,
+            value: {
+                primaryLogin: newDefaultContactMethod,
+            },
+        },
         {
             onyxMethod: Onyx.METHOD.MERGE,
             key: ONYXKEYS.SESSION,
@@ -825,6 +832,13 @@ function setContactMethodAsDefault(newDefaultContactMethod: string) {
         },
     ];
     const failureData: OnyxUpdate[] = [
+        {
+            onyxMethod: Onyx.METHOD.MERGE,
+            key: ONYXKEYS.ACCOUNT,
+            value: {
+                primaryLogin: oldDefaultContactMethod,
+            },
+        },
         {
             onyxMethod: Onyx.METHOD.MERGE,
             key: ONYXKEYS.SESSION,