diff --git a/models/types.ts b/models/types.ts
index bd84d599..d7ef7bda 100644
--- a/models/types.ts
+++ b/models/types.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export enum ModelNameEnum {
   UOM = 'UOM',
   JournalEntry = 'JournalEntry',
   JournalEntryAccount = 'JournalEntryAccount',
+  Misc = 'Misc',
   NumberSeries = 'NumberSeries',
   Party = 'Party',
   Payment = 'Payment',
diff --git a/schemas/app/Misc.json b/schemas/app/Misc.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d8f5c1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schemas/app/Misc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "name": "Misc",
+  "label": "Misc",
+  "isSingle": true,
+  "isChild": false,
+  "fields": [
+    {
+      "fieldname": "openCount",
+      "label": "Open Count",
+      "fieldtype": "Int"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/schemas/schemas.ts b/schemas/schemas.ts
index d9e23457..3fb6cc36 100644
--- a/schemas/schemas.ts
+++ b/schemas/schemas.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Account from './app/Account.json';
 import AccountingLedgerEntry from './app/AccountingLedgerEntry.json';
 import AccountingSettings from './app/AccountingSettings.json';
+import Misc from './app/Misc.json';
 import Address from './app/Address.json';
 import Color from './app/Color.json';
 import CompanySettings from './app/CompanySettings.json';
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ export const metaSchemas: SchemaStub[] = [
 ];
 
 export const appSchemas: Schema[] | SchemaStub[] = [
+  Misc as Schema,
   SetupWizard as Schema,
   GetStarted as Schema,
 
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index c9f13e0e..f0708d95 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import SetupWizard from './pages/SetupWizard/SetupWizard.vue';
 import setupInstance from './setup/setupInstance';
 import './styles/index.css';
 import { checkForUpdates } from './utils/ipcCalls';
+import { updateConfigFiles } from './utils/misc';
 import { Search } from './utils/search';
 import { routeTo } from './utils/ui';
 
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ export default {
       }
 
       await initializeInstance(filePath, false, countryCode, fyo);
+      await updateConfigFiles(fyo);
       await this.setDesk(filePath);
     },
     async setDeskRoute() {
diff --git a/src/initFyo.ts b/src/initFyo.ts
index 7fea1a99..eff97398 100644
--- a/src/initFyo.ts
+++ b/src/initFyo.ts
@@ -35,13 +35,14 @@ export async function initializeInstance(
   await setVersion(fyo);
   setDeviceId(fyo);
   await setInstanceId(fyo);
-  await incrementOpenCount(fyo);
+  await setOpenCount(fyo);
   await setCurrencySymbols(fyo);
 }
 
 async function setSingles(fyo: Fyo) {
   await fyo.doc.getDoc(ModelNameEnum.AccountingSettings);
   await fyo.doc.getDoc(ModelNameEnum.GetStarted);
+  await fyo.doc.getDoc(ModelNameEnum.Misc);
 }
 
 async function setCreds(fyo: Fyo) {
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ function setDeviceId(fyo: Fyo) {
 
   fyo.store.deviceId = deviceId;
 }
+
 async function setInstanceId(fyo: Fyo) {
   const systemSettings = await fyo.doc.getDoc(ModelNameEnum.SystemSettings);
   if (!systemSettings.instanceId) {
@@ -99,25 +101,29 @@ async function setCurrencySymbols(fyo: Fyo) {
   ) as Record<string, string | undefined>;
 }
 
-export async function incrementOpenCount(fyo: Fyo) {
-  const instanceId = (await fyo.getValue(
-    ModelNameEnum.SystemSettings,
-    'instanceId'
-  )) as string;
+async function setOpenCount(fyo: Fyo) {
+  const misc = await fyo.doc.getDoc(ModelNameEnum.Misc);
+  let openCount = misc.openCount as number | null;
 
-  let openCount = 0;
-  const files = (fyo.config.get(ConfigKeys.Files) ?? []) as ConfigFile[];
-  for (const file of files) {
-    if (file.id !== instanceId) {
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    file.openCount ??= 0;
-    file.openCount += 1;
-    openCount = file.openCount;
-    break;
+  if (typeof openCount !== 'number') {
+    openCount = getOpenCountFromFiles(fyo);
   }
 
-  fyo.config.set(ConfigKeys.Files, files);
-  fyo.store.openCount = openCount;
+  if (typeof openCount !== 'number') {
+    openCount = 0;
+  }
+
+  openCount += 1;
+  await misc.setAndSync('openCount', openCount);
+}
+
+function getOpenCountFromFiles(fyo: Fyo) {
+  const configFile = fyo.config.get(ConfigKeys.Files, []) as ConfigFile[];
+  for (const file of configFile) {
+    if (file.id === fyo.singles.SystemSettings?.instanceId) {
+      return file.openCount ?? 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null;
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/DatabaseSelector.vue b/src/pages/DatabaseSelector.vue
index 6d88e578..fa5102b5 100644
--- a/src/pages/DatabaseSelector.vue
+++ b/src/pages/DatabaseSelector.vue
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@
 import { setupDummyInstance } from 'dummy';
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
 import { t } from 'fyo';
-import { ConfigKeys } from 'fyo/core/types';
 import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
 import Button from 'src/components/Button.vue';
 import LanguageSelector from 'src/components/Controls/LanguageSelector.vue';
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ import Loading from 'src/components/Loading.vue';
 import Modal from 'src/components/Modal.vue';
 import { fyo } from 'src/initFyo';
 import { deleteDb, getSavePath } from 'src/utils/ipcCalls';
-import { addNewConfigFile } from 'src/utils/misc';
+import { updateConfigFiles } from 'src/utils/misc';
 import { showMessageDialog } from 'src/utils/ui';
 import { IPC_ACTIONS } from 'utils/messages';
 
@@ -288,7 +287,7 @@ export default {
       }
 
       this.creatingDemo = true;
-      const { companyName, instanceId } = await setupDummyInstance(
+      await setupDummyInstance(
         filePath,
         fyo,
         1,
@@ -299,14 +298,7 @@ export default {
         }
       );
 
-      addNewConfigFile(
-        companyName,
-        filePath,
-        instanceId,
-        fyo.config.get(ConfigKeys.Files),
-        fyo
-      );
-
+      updateConfigFiles(fyo);
       fyo.purgeCache();
       await this.setFiles();
 
diff --git a/src/setup/setupInstance.ts b/src/setup/setupInstance.ts
index 201ea64b..40a12707 100644
--- a/src/setup/setupInstance.ts
+++ b/src/setup/setupInstance.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Fyo } from 'fyo';
-import { ConfigFile, DocValueMap } from 'fyo/core/types';
+import { DocValueMap } from 'fyo/core/types';
 import { Doc } from 'fyo/model/doc';
 import { createNumberSeries } from 'fyo/model/naming';
 import {
@@ -224,28 +224,9 @@ async function setDefaultAccounts(fyo: Fyo) {
 }
 
 async function completeSetup(companyName: string, fyo: Fyo) {
-  await updateInitializationConfig(companyName, fyo);
   await fyo.singles.AccountingSettings!.setAndSync('setupComplete', true);
 }
 
-async function updateInitializationConfig(companyName: string, fyo: Fyo) {
-  const instanceId = (await fyo.getValue(
-    ModelNameEnum.SystemSettings,
-    'instanceId'
-  )) as string;
-  const dbPath = fyo.db.dbPath;
-  const files = fyo.config.get('files', []) as ConfigFile[];
-
-  files.forEach((file) => {
-    if (file.dbPath === dbPath) {
-      file.companyName = companyName;
-      file.id = instanceId;
-    }
-  });
-
-  fyo.config.set('files', files);
-}
-
 async function checkAndCreateDoc(
   schemaName: string,
   docObject: DocValueMap,
diff --git a/src/utils/misc.ts b/src/utils/misc.ts
index 4c688c4b..bf568aa8 100644
--- a/src/utils/misc.ts
+++ b/src/utils/misc.ts
@@ -58,22 +58,27 @@ export async function getSetupWizardDoc() {
   );
 }
 
-export function addNewConfigFile(
-  companyName: string,
-  dbPath: string,
-  instanceId: string,
-  files: ConfigFile[],
-  fyo: Fyo
-): ConfigFile {
-  const newFile: ConfigFile = {
-    companyName,
-    dbPath,
-    id: instanceId,
-    openCount: 0,
-  };
+export function updateConfigFiles(fyo: Fyo): ConfigFile {
+  const configFiles = fyo.config.get(ConfigKeys.Files, []) as ConfigFile[];
 
-  files.push(newFile);
-  fyo.config.set(ConfigKeys.Files, files);
+  const companyName = fyo.singles.AccountingSettings!.companyName as string;
+  const id = fyo.singles.SystemSettings!.instanceId as string;
+  const dbPath = fyo.db.dbPath!;
+  const openCount = fyo.singles.Misc!.openCount as number;
+
+  const fileIndex = configFiles.findIndex((f) => f.id === id);
+  let newFile = { id, companyName, dbPath, openCount } as ConfigFile;
+
+  if (fileIndex === -1) {
+    configFiles.push(newFile);
+  } else {
+    configFiles[fileIndex].companyName = companyName;
+    configFiles[fileIndex].dbPath = dbPath;
+    configFiles[fileIndex].openCount = openCount;
+    newFile = configFiles[fileIndex];
+  }
+
+  fyo.config.set(ConfigKeys.Files, configFiles);
   return newFile;
 }