diff --git a/Tusker/Controllers/MastodonController.swift b/Tusker/Controllers/MastodonController.swift
index d2c997fd..5cf7c0d8 100644
--- a/Tusker/Controllers/MastodonController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Controllers/MastodonController.swift
@@ -54,11 +54,16 @@ class MastodonController {
         }
     }
     
-    func getOwnAccount() {
-        let request = client.getSelfAccount()
-        client.run(request) { response in
-            guard case let .success(account, _) = response else { fatalError() }
-            self.account = account
+    func getOwnAccount(completion: ((Account) -> Void)? = nil) {
+        if account != nil {
+            completion?(account)
+        } else {
+            let request = client.getSelfAccount()
+            client.run(request) { response in
+                guard case let .success(account, _) = response else { fatalError() }
+                self.account = account
+                completion?(account)
+            }
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Main/MainTabBarViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Main/MainTabBarViewController.swift
index 3cb24c35..a9170241 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Main/MainTabBarViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Main/MainTabBarViewController.swift
@@ -13,13 +13,31 @@ class MainTabBarViewController: UITabBarController {
     override func viewDidLoad() {
         super.viewDidLoad()
 
+        let home = TimelineTableViewController.create(for: .home)
+        
+        let federated = TimelineTableViewController.create(for: .public(local: false))
+        
+        let local = TimelineTableViewController.create(for: .public(local: true))
+        
+        let ownProfile = ProfileTableViewController.createForPending()
+        ownProfile.title = "My Profile"
+        
+        let notifications = NotificationsTableViewController.create()
+        
+        let preferences = PreferencesTableViewController.create()
+        
         viewControllers = [
-            navigationController(for: TimelineTableViewController.create(for: .home)),
-            navigationController(for: TimelineTableViewController.create(for: .public(local: false))),
-            navigationController(for: TimelineTableViewController.create(for: .public(local: true))),
-            NotificationsTableViewController.create(),
-            PreferencesTableViewController.create()
+            navigationController(for: home),
+            navigationController(for: federated),
+            navigationController(for: local),
+            navigationController(for: ownProfile),
+            notifications,
+            preferences
         ]
+        
+        MastodonController.shared.getOwnAccount { (account) in
+            ownProfile.accountID = account.id
+        }
     }
     
     func navigationController(for vc: UIViewController) -> UINavigationController {
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Notifications/NotificationsTableViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Notifications/NotificationsTableViewController.swift
index 80c3a791..96ee9764 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Notifications/NotificationsTableViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Notifications/NotificationsTableViewController.swift
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import Pachyderm
 
 class NotificationsTableViewController: UITableViewController {
 
-    static func create() -> UIViewController {
+    static func create() -> UINavigationController {
         guard let navigationController = UIStoryboard(name: "Notifications", bundle: nil).instantiateInitialViewController() as? UINavigationController else { fatalError() }
         return navigationController
     }
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Preferences/PreferencesTableViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Preferences/PreferencesTableViewController.swift
index efa44086..02a22241 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Preferences/PreferencesTableViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Preferences/PreferencesTableViewController.swift
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import UIKit
 
 class PreferencesTableViewController: UITableViewController {
 
-    static func create() -> UIViewController {
+    static func create() -> UINavigationController {
         guard let navigationController = UIStoryboard(name: "Preferences", bundle: nil).instantiateInitialViewController() as? UINavigationController else { fatalError() }
         return navigationController
     }
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Profile/ProfileTableViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Profile/ProfileTableViewController.swift
index fc34c899..e2504518 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Profile/ProfileTableViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Profile/ProfileTableViewController.swift
@@ -12,13 +12,25 @@ import SafariServices
 
 class ProfileTableViewController: UITableViewController, PreferencesAdaptive {
 
-    static func create(for accountID: String) -> UIViewController {
+    static func create(for accountID: String) -> ProfileTableViewController {
         guard let profileController = UIStoryboard(name: "Profile", bundle: nil).instantiateInitialViewController() as? ProfileTableViewController else { fatalError() }
         profileController.accountID = accountID
         return profileController
     }
     
-    var accountID: String!
+    static func createForPending() -> ProfileTableViewController {
+        guard let profileController = UIStoryboard(name: "Profile", bundle: nil).instantiateInitialViewController() as? ProfileTableViewController else { fatalError() }
+        profileController.accountID = nil
+        return profileController
+    }
+    
+    var accountID: String! {
+        didSet {
+            if shouldLoadOnAccountIDSet {
+                updateAccountUI()
+            }
+        }
+    }
     
     var statusIDs: [String] = [] {
         didSet {
@@ -31,6 +43,9 @@ class ProfileTableViewController: UITableViewController, PreferencesAdaptive {
     var older: RequestRange?
     var newer: RequestRange?
     
+    var shouldLoadOnAccountIDSet = false
+    var loadingVC: LoadingViewController? = nil
+    
     override func viewDidLoad() {
         super.viewDidLoad()
 
@@ -40,29 +55,33 @@ class ProfileTableViewController: UITableViewController, PreferencesAdaptive {
         tableView.register(UINib(nibName: "StatusTableViewCell", bundle: nil), forCellReuseIdentifier: "statusCell")
         tableView.register(UINib(nibName: "ProfileHeaderTableViewCell", bundle: nil), forCellReuseIdentifier: "headerCell")
         
-        if MastodonCache.account(for: accountID) != nil {
-            updateAccountUI()
-        } else {
-            let loadingVC = LoadingViewController()
-            add(loadingVC)
-            MastodonCache.account(for: accountID) { (account) in
-                guard account != nil else {
-                    let alert = UIAlertController(title: "Something Went Wrong", message: "Couldn't load the selected account", preferredStyle: .alert)
-                    alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "OK", style: .default, handler: { (_) in
-                        self.navigationController!.popViewController(animated: true)
-                    }))
-                    DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                        self.present(alert, animated: true)
+        if let accountID = accountID {
+            if MastodonCache.account(for: accountID) != nil {
+                updateAccountUI()
+            } else {
+                loadingVC = LoadingViewController()
+                add(loadingVC!)
+                MastodonCache.account(for: accountID) { (account) in
+                    guard account != nil else {
+                        let alert = UIAlertController(title: "Something Went Wrong", message: "Couldn't load the selected account", preferredStyle: .alert)
+                        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "OK", style: .default, handler: { (_) in
+                            self.navigationController!.popViewController(animated: true)
+                        }))
+                        DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                            self.present(alert, animated: true)
+                        }
+                        return
+                    }
+                    DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                        self.updateAccountUI()
+                        self.tableView.reloadData()
                     }
-                    return
-                }
-                DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                    loadingVC.remove()
-                    self.updateAccountUI()
-                    self.tableView.reloadData()
                 }
             }
-            
+        } else {
+            loadingVC = LoadingViewController()
+            add(loadingVC!)
+            shouldLoadOnAccountIDSet = true
         }
     }
     
@@ -81,6 +100,8 @@ class ProfileTableViewController: UITableViewController, PreferencesAdaptive {
     }
     
     func updateAccountUI() {
+        loadingVC?.remove()
+        
         updateUIForPreferences()
         
         getStatuses() { response in
@@ -127,7 +148,7 @@ class ProfileTableViewController: UITableViewController, PreferencesAdaptive {
     override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
         switch section {
         case 0:
-            return MastodonCache.account(for: accountID) == nil ? 0 : 1
+            return accountID == nil || MastodonCache.account(for: accountID) == nil ? 0 : 1
         case 1:
             return statusIDs.count
         default:
@@ -201,7 +222,6 @@ class ProfileTableViewController: UITableViewController, PreferencesAdaptive {
 
 extension ProfileTableViewController: StatusTableViewCellDelegate {}
 extension ProfileTableViewController: ProfileHeaderTableViewCellDelegate {
-    
     func showMoreOptions() {
         let account = MastodonCache.account(for: accountID)!
         
@@ -245,6 +265,5 @@ extension ProfileTableViewController: ProfileHeaderTableViewCellDelegate {
             }
         }
     }
-    
 }
 extension ProfileTableViewController: LargeImageViewControllerDelegate {}
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineTableViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineTableViewController.swift
index 614dd7fb..0f631cf0 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineTableViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Timeline/TimelineTableViewController.swift
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import Pachyderm
 
 class TimelineTableViewController: UITableViewController {
 
-    static func create(for timeline: Timeline) -> UIViewController {
+    static func create(for timeline: Timeline) -> TimelineTableViewController {
         guard let timelineController = UIStoryboard(name: "Timeline", bundle: nil).instantiateInitialViewController() as? TimelineTableViewController else { fatalError() }
         timelineController.timeline = timeline