diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/sidebar_menu.js b/app/soapbox/components/sidebar_menu.js
index 0d247f936..cfd774538 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/sidebar_menu.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/sidebar_menu.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { makeGetAccount } from '../selectors';
 import { logOut, switchAccount } from 'soapbox/actions/auth';
 import ThemeToggle from '../features/ui/components/theme_toggle_container';
 import { fetchOwnAccounts } from 'soapbox/actions/auth';
-import { List as ImmutableList } from 'immutable';
+import { List as ImmutableList, is as ImmutableIs } from 'immutable';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   followers: { id: 'account.followers', defaultMessage: 'Followers' },
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => {
     donateUrl: state.getIn(['patron', 'instance', 'url']),
     isStaff: isStaff(state.getIn(['accounts', me])),
     otherAccounts,
-
   };
 };
 
@@ -90,6 +89,7 @@ class SidebarMenu extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   static propTypes = {
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     account: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
+    otherAccounts: ImmutablePropTypes.list,
     sidebarOpen: PropTypes.bool,
     onClose: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     isStaff: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
@@ -128,8 +128,13 @@ class SidebarMenu extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this.fetchOwnAccounts();
   }
 
-  componentDidUpdate() {
-    this.fetchOwnAccounts();
+  componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
+    const accountChanged = !ImmutableIs(prevProps.account, this.props.account);
+    const otherAccountsChanged = !ImmutableIs(prevProps.otherAccounts, this.props.otherAccounts);
+
+    if (accountChanged || otherAccountsChanged) {
+      this.fetchOwnAccounts();
+    }
   }
 
   renderAccount = account => {
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/profile_dropdown.js b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/profile_dropdown.js
index d73005da3..f1e6f9d54 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/profile_dropdown.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/profile_dropdown.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import DropdownMenuContainer from '../../../containers/dropdown_menu_container';
 import { isStaff } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts';
 import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { logOut, switchAccount } from 'soapbox/actions/auth';
-import { List as ImmutableList } from 'immutable';
+import { List as ImmutableList, is as ImmutableIs } from 'immutable';
 import Avatar from 'soapbox/components/avatar';
 import DisplayName from 'soapbox/components/display_name';
 
@@ -80,8 +80,13 @@ class ProfileDropdown extends React.PureComponent {
     this.fetchOwnAccounts();
   }
 
-  componentDidUpdate() {
-    this.fetchOwnAccounts();
+  componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
+    const accountChanged = !ImmutableIs(prevProps.account, this.props.account);
+    const otherAccountsChanged = !ImmutableIs(prevProps.otherAccounts, this.props.otherAccounts);
+
+    if (accountChanged || otherAccountsChanged) {
+      this.fetchOwnAccounts();
+    }
   }
 
   renderAccount = account => {
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/accounts.js b/app/soapbox/reducers/accounts.js
index 5a908941d..889ed0d38 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/reducers/accounts.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/accounts.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const initialState = ImmutableMap();
 const normalizePleroma = account => {
   if (!account.pleroma) return account;
   account.pleroma = normalizePleromaUserFields(account.pleroma);
+  delete account.pleroma.chat_token;
   return account;
 };