diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/data/platform/datasource/disk/SettingsDiskSourceImpl.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/data/platform/datasource/disk/SettingsDiskSourceImpl.kt
index d4bb883857..c2e02e3ed0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/data/platform/datasource/disk/SettingsDiskSourceImpl.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/data/platform/datasource/disk/SettingsDiskSourceImpl.kt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class SettingsDiskSourceImpl(
     }
 
     override fun getVaultTimeoutAction(userId: String): VaultTimeoutAction? =
-        getInt(key = "${VAULT_TIMEOUT_ACTION_KEY}_$userId")?.let { storedValue ->
+        getString(key = "${VAULT_TIMEOUT_ACTION_KEY}_$userId")?.let { storedValue ->
             VaultTimeoutAction.entries.firstOrNull { storedValue == it.value }
         }
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class SettingsDiskSourceImpl(
         userId: String,
         vaultTimeoutAction: VaultTimeoutAction?,
     ) {
-        putInt(
+        putString(
             key = "${VAULT_TIMEOUT_ACTION_KEY}_$userId",
             value = vaultTimeoutAction?.value,
         )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/data/platform/repository/model/VaultTimeoutAction.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/data/platform/repository/model/VaultTimeoutAction.kt
index 91cbed8e1c..5bd20a5372 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/data/platform/repository/model/VaultTimeoutAction.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/data/platform/repository/model/VaultTimeoutAction.kt
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ package com.x8bit.bitwarden.data.platform.repository.model
  * The [value] is used for consistent storage purposes.
  */
 enum class VaultTimeoutAction(
-    val value: Int,
+    val value: String,
 ) {
     /**
      * The vault should lock when it times out.
      */
-    LOCK(0),
+    LOCK("0"),
 
     /**
      * The user should be logged out when their vault times out.
      */
-    LOGOUT(1),
+    LOGOUT("1"),
 }
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/data/platform/datasource/disk/SettingsDiskSourceTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/data/platform/datasource/disk/SettingsDiskSourceTest.kt
index 0ee632a927..5de47ca20e 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/data/platform/datasource/disk/SettingsDiskSourceTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/data/platform/datasource/disk/SettingsDiskSourceTest.kt
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ class SettingsDiskSourceTest {
         val vaultTimeoutAction = VaultTimeoutAction.LOCK
         fakeSharedPreferences
             .edit()
-            .putInt(
+            .putString(
                 "${vaultTimeoutActionBaseKey}_$mockUserId",
-                vaultTimeoutAction.value,
+                "0",
             )
             .apply()
         val actual = settingsDiskSource.getVaultTimeoutAction(userId = mockUserId)
@@ -149,12 +149,12 @@ class SettingsDiskSourceTest {
             userId = mockUserId,
             vaultTimeoutAction = vaultTimeoutAction,
         )
-        val actual = fakeSharedPreferences.getInt(
+        val actual = fakeSharedPreferences.getString(
             "${vaultTimeoutActionBaseKey}_$mockUserId",
-            0,
+            null,
         )
         assertEquals(
-            vaultTimeoutAction.value,
+            "0",
             actual,
         )
     }
@@ -163,16 +163,14 @@ class SettingsDiskSourceTest {
     fun `storeVaultTimeoutAction for null values should clear SharedPreferences`() {
         val vaultTimeoutActionBaseKey = "bwPreferencesStorage:vaultTimeoutAction"
         val mockUserId = "mockUserId"
-        val previousValue = VaultTimeoutAction.LOCK
         val vaultTimeoutActionKey = "${vaultTimeoutActionBaseKey}_$mockUserId"
         fakeSharedPreferences.edit {
-            putInt(vaultTimeoutActionKey, previousValue.value)
+            putString(vaultTimeoutActionKey, "0")
         }
-        assertTrue(fakeSharedPreferences.contains(vaultTimeoutActionKey))
         settingsDiskSource.storeVaultTimeoutAction(
             userId = mockUserId,
             vaultTimeoutAction = null,
         )
-        assertFalse(fakeSharedPreferences.contains(vaultTimeoutActionKey))
+        assertNull(fakeSharedPreferences.getString(vaultTimeoutActionKey, null))
     }
 }