diff --git a/libs/angular/src/services/unassigned-items-banner.service.spec.ts b/libs/angular/src/services/unassigned-items-banner.service.spec.ts
index ac80f7d651..9b2ffc1ef9 100644
--- a/libs/angular/src/services/unassigned-items-banner.service.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/angular/src/services/unassigned-items-banner.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { MockProxy, mock } from "jest-mock-extended";
-import { firstValueFrom, skip } from "rxjs";
+import { firstValueFrom } from "rxjs";
 
 import { FakeStateProvider, mockAccountServiceWith } from "@bitwarden/common/spec";
 import { UserId } from "@bitwarden/common/types/guid";
@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ describe("UnassignedItemsBanner", () => {
     showBanner.nextState(undefined);
 
     const sut = sutFactory();
-    // skip first value so we get the recomputed value after the server call
-    expect(await firstValueFrom(sut.showBanner$.pipe(skip(1)))).toBe(true);
-    // Expect to have updated local state
-    expect(await firstValueFrom(showBanner.state$)).toBe(true);
+
+    expect(await firstValueFrom(sut.showBanner$)).toBe(true);
     expect(apiService.getShowUnassignedCiphersBanner).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 });
diff --git a/libs/angular/src/services/unassigned-items-banner.service.ts b/libs/angular/src/services/unassigned-items-banner.service.ts
index bc567aa44e..faa766a18a 100644
--- a/libs/angular/src/services/unassigned-items-banner.service.ts
+++ b/libs/angular/src/services/unassigned-items-banner.service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Injectable } from "@angular/core";
-import { EMPTY, concatMap } from "rxjs";
+import { concatMap } from "rxjs";
 
 import {
   StateProvider,
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ export class UnassignedItemsBannerService {
   private _showBanner = this.stateProvider.getActive(SHOW_BANNER_KEY);
 
   showBanner$ = this._showBanner.state$.pipe(
-    concatMap(async (showBanner) => {
+    concatMap(async (showBannerState) => {
       // null indicates that the user has not seen or dismissed the banner yet - get the flag from server
-      if (showBanner == null) {
+      if (showBannerState == null) {
         const showBannerResponse = await this.apiService.getShowUnassignedCiphersBanner();
         await this._showBanner.update(() => showBannerResponse);
-        return EMPTY; // complete the inner observable without emitting any value; the update on the previous line will trigger another run
+        return showBannerResponse;
       }
 
-      return showBanner;
+      return showBannerState;
     }),
   );