--- a/b2g/app/b2g.js
+++ b/b2g/app/b2g.js
@@ -428,17 +428,17 @@ pref("services.push.pingInterval", 18000
 pref("services.push.requestTimeout", 10000);
 // enable udp wakeup support
 pref("services.push.udp.wakeupEnabled", true);
 
 // NetworkStats
 #ifdef MOZ_B2G_RIL
 pref("dom.mozNetworkStats.enabled", true);
 pref("ril.cellbroadcast.disabled", false);
-pref("dom.webapps.firstRunWithSIM", false);
+pref("dom.webapps.firstRunWithSIM", true);
 #endif
 
 // WebSettings
 pref("dom.mozSettings.enabled", true);
 pref("dom.navigator-property.disable.mozSettings", false);
 pref("dom.mozPermissionSettings.enabled", true);
 
 // controls if we want camera support

--- a/dom/apps/src/OperatorApps.jsm
+++ b/dom/apps/src/OperatorApps.jsm
@@ -227,16 +227,17 @@ this.OperatorAppsRegistry = {
           this._launchInstall(isPackage, aId, aMetadata, manifest);
         } else {
           debug ("Error. Neither " + UPDATEMANIFEST + " file nor " + MANIFEST +
                  " file for " + aId + " app.");
         }
       }
       this.eraseVariantAppsNotInList(aIdsApp);
       Services.prefs.setBoolPref(PREF_FIRST_RUN_WITH_SIM, false);
+      Services.prefs.savePrefFile(null);
     }.bind(this)).then(null, function(aError) {
         debug("Error: " + aError);
     });
   },
 
   _getSingleVariantApps: function(aMcc, aMnc) {
 
     function normalizeCode(aCode) {