diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/cta/ui/CtaViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/cta/ui/CtaViewModel.kt
index 30e8eeb7dc2f..7131876a1335 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/cta/ui/CtaViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/cta/ui/CtaViewModel.kt
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ class CtaViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private suspend fun getHomeCta(): Cta? {
         return when {
             canShowDaxIntroCta() && extendedOnboardingFeatureToggles.noBrowserCtas().isEnabled() -> {
-                dismissedCtaDao.insert(DismissedCta(CtaId.DAX_INTRO))
-                dismissedCtaDao.insert(DismissedCta(CtaId.DAX_END))
+                settingsDataStore.hideTips = true
+                userStageStore.stageCompleted(AppStage.DAX_ONBOARDING)
                 null
             }
             canShowDaxIntroCta() && !extendedOnboardingFeatureToggles.noBrowserCtas().isEnabled() -> {
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ class CtaViewModel @Inject constructor(
             !daxOnboardingActive() || hideTips() -> false
             extendedOnboardingFeatureToggles.noBrowserCtas().isEnabled() -> {
                 settingsDataStore.hideTips = true
-                dismissedCtaDao.insert(DismissedCta(CtaId.DAX_END))
                 userStageStore.stageCompleted(AppStage.DAX_ONBOARDING)
                 false
             }
diff --git a/app/version/version.properties b/app/version/version.properties
index 6b662a683b3e..9f43d584ee56 100644
--- a/app/version/version.properties
+++ b/app/version/version.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION=5.209.0
\ No newline at end of file
+VERSION=5.209.1
\ No newline at end of file