diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/auth/settings/emergency-access/emergency-access.component.ts b/apps/web/src/app/auth/settings/emergency-access/emergency-access.component.ts
index a6c5c0dab0..932e54b102 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/auth/settings/emergency-access/emergency-access.component.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/auth/settings/emergency-access/emergency-access.component.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   EmergencyAccessGranteeDetailsResponse,
   EmergencyAccessGrantorDetailsResponse,
 } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/models/response/emergency-access.response";
+import { KeySuffixOptions } from "@bitwarden/common/enums";
 import { CryptoService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/crypto.service";
 import { I18nService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/i18n.service";
 import { LogService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/log.service";
@@ -302,7 +303,11 @@ export class EmergencyAccessComponent implements OnInit {
 
   // Encrypt the user key with the grantees public key, and send it to bitwarden for escrow.
   private async doConfirmation(details: EmergencyAccessGranteeDetailsResponse) {
-    const userKey = await this.cryptoService.getUserKeyFromMemory();
+    let userKey = await this.cryptoService.getUserKeyFromMemory();
+    userKey ||= await this.cryptoService.getUserKeyFromStorage(KeySuffixOptions.Auto);
+    if (!userKey) {
+      throw new Error("No user key found");
+    }
     const publicKeyResponse = await this.apiService.getUserPublicKey(details.granteeId);
     const publicKey = Utils.fromB64ToArray(publicKeyResponse.publicKey);