diff --git a/src/anonymousUserTracking/tests/userMergeScenarios.test.ts b/src/anonymousUserTracking/tests/userMergeScenarios.test.ts
index 39eee7fb..88dcce04 100644
--- a/src/anonymousUserTracking/tests/userMergeScenarios.test.ts
+++ b/src/anonymousUserTracking/tests/userMergeScenarios.test.ts
@@ -135,9 +135,8 @@ describe('UserMergeScenariosTests', () => {
       const removeItemCalls = localStorageMock.removeItem.mock.calls.filter(
         (call) => call[0] === SHARED_PREFS_EVENT_LIST_KEY
       );
-      // count 1 means it did not remove item and so syncEvents was NOT called
-      // because removeItem gets called one time for the key in case of logout
-      expect(removeItemCalls.length).toBe(1);
+      // count 2 is because we want to remove the anon user and remove anon details
+      expect(removeItemCalls.length).toBe(2);
       const mergePostRequestData = mockRequest.history.post.find(
         (req) => req.url === ENDPOINT_MERGE_USER
       );
@@ -175,7 +174,6 @@ describe('UserMergeScenariosTests', () => {
         (call) => call[0] === SHARED_PREFS_EVENT_LIST_KEY
       );
       // count 2 means it removed items and so syncEvents was called
-
       // because removeItem gets called one time for
       // the key in case of logout and 2nd time on syncevents
       expect(removeItemCalls.length).toBe(2);
@@ -574,9 +572,8 @@ describe('UserMergeScenariosTests', () => {
       const removeItemCalls = localStorageMock.removeItem.mock.calls.filter(
         (call) => call[0] === SHARED_PREFS_EVENT_LIST_KEY
       );
-      // count 1 means it did not remove item and so syncEvents was NOT called
-      // because removeItem gets called one time for the key in case of logout
-      expect(removeItemCalls.length).toBe(1);
+      // count 2 is because we want to remove the anon user and remove anon details
+      expect(removeItemCalls.length).toBe(2);
       const mergePostRequestData = mockRequest.history.post.find(
         (req) => req.url === ENDPOINT_MERGE_USER
       );
diff --git a/src/authorization/authorization.ts b/src/authorization/authorization.ts
index e07389b4..cc8d89e1 100644
--- a/src/authorization/authorization.ts
+++ b/src/authorization/authorization.ts
@@ -487,6 +487,8 @@ export function initialize(
             initializeEmailUser(email);
             if (replay) {
               syncEvents();
+            } else {
+              anonUserManager.removeAnonSessionCriteriaData();
             }
             return Promise.resolve();
           }
@@ -515,6 +517,8 @@ export function initialize(
             initializeUserId(userId);
             if (replay) {
               syncEvents();
+            } else {
+              anonUserManager.removeAnonSessionCriteriaData();
             }
             return Promise.resolve();
           }
@@ -865,6 +869,8 @@ export function initialize(
                 initializeEmailUser(email);
                 if (replay) {
                   syncEvents();
+                } else {
+                  anonUserManager.removeAnonSessionCriteriaData();
                 }
                 return token;
               }
@@ -908,6 +914,8 @@ export function initialize(
                 initializeUserId(userId);
                 if (replay) {
                   syncEvents();
+                } else {
+                  anonUserManager.removeAnonSessionCriteriaData();
                 }
                 return token;
               }