diff --git a/src/libs/actions/OnyxUpdateManager.js b/src/libs/actions/OnyxUpdateManager.js
index f0051b85f302..e0f3f8fd4622 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/OnyxUpdateManager.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/OnyxUpdateManager.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import Onyx from 'react-native-onyx';
+import _ from 'underscore';
 import ONYXKEYS from '../../ONYXKEYS';
 import Log from '../Log';
 import * as SequentialQueue from '../Network/SequentialQueue';
 import * as App from './App';
 import * as OnyxUpdates from './OnyxUpdates';
+import CONST from '../../CONST';
 
 // This file is in charge of looking at the updateIDs coming from the server and comparing them to the last updateID that the client has.
 // If the client is behind the server, then we need to
@@ -35,6 +37,19 @@ export default () => {
                 return;
             }
 
+            // Since we used the same key that used to store another object, let's confirm that the current object is
+            // following the new format before we proceed. If it isn't, then let's clear the object in Onyx.
+            if (
+                !_.isObject(val) ||
+                !_.has(val, 'type') ||
+                (!(val.type === CONST.ONYX_UPDATE_TYPES.HTTPS && _.has(val, 'request') && _.has(val, 'response')) && !(val.type === CONST.ONYX_UPDATE_TYPES.PUSHER && _.has(val, 'updates')))
+            ) {
+                console.debug('[OnyxUpdateManager] Invalid format found for updates, cleaning and unpausing the queue');
+                Onyx.set(ONYXKEYS.ONYX_UPDATES_FROM_SERVER, null);
+                SequentialQueue.unpause();
+                return;
+            }
+
             const updateParams = val;
             const lastUpdateIDFromServer = val.lastUpdateID;
             const previousUpdateIDFromServer = val.previousUpdateID;