diff --git a/libs/common/src/platform/services/state.service.ts b/libs/common/src/platform/services/state.service.ts
index fda79c5524c..6f7f4ecc19d 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/platform/services/state.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/platform/services/state.service.ts
@@ -1546,13 +1546,11 @@ export class StateService<
   }
 
   async getAutoFillOverlayVisibility(options?: StorageOptions): Promise<number> {
-    return (
-      (
-        await this.getGlobals(
-          this.reconcileOptions(options, await this.defaultOnDiskLocalOptions())
-        )
-      )?.autoFillOverlayVisibility ?? AutofillOverlayVisibility.OnFieldFocus
-    );
+    const locallyStoredOptions = await this.defaultOnDiskLocalOptions();
+    const reconciledOptions = this.reconcileOptions(options, locallyStoredOptions);
+    const globals = await this.getGlobals(reconciledOptions);
+
+    return globals?.autoFillOverlayVisibility ?? AutofillOverlayVisibility.Off;
   }
 
   async setAutoFillOverlayVisibility(value: number, options?: StorageOptions): Promise<void> {