diff --git a/Tusker/Controllers/MastodonController.swift b/Tusker/Controllers/MastodonController.swift
index 899b35cd6d..3fc56033f0 100644
--- a/Tusker/Controllers/MastodonController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Controllers/MastodonController.swift
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ class MastodonController {
     private(set) lazy var cache = MastodonCache(mastodonController: self)
     
     private(set) lazy var persistentContainer = MastodonCachePersistentStore(for: self)
-    
+
     let instanceURL: URL
-    private(set) var accountInfo: LocalData.UserAccountInfo?
+    var accountInfo: LocalData.UserAccountInfo?
     
     let client: Client!
     
diff --git a/Tusker/LocalData.swift b/Tusker/LocalData.swift
index f1fbfbd386..821b395587 100644
--- a/Tusker/LocalData.swift
+++ b/Tusker/LocalData.swift
@@ -44,11 +44,10 @@ class LocalData: ObservableObject {
                         let url = URL(string: instanceURL),
                         let clientId = info["clientID"],
                         let secret = info["clientSecret"],
-                        let username = info["username"],
                         let accessToken = info["accessToken"] else {
                             return nil
                     }
-                    return UserAccountInfo(id: id, instanceURL: url, clientID: clientId, clientSecret: secret, username: username, accessToken: accessToken)
+                    return UserAccountInfo(id: id, instanceURL: url, clientID: clientId, clientSecret: secret, username: info["username"], accessToken: accessToken)
                 }
             } else {
                 return []
@@ -56,15 +55,18 @@ class LocalData: ObservableObject {
         }
         set {
             objectWillChange.send()
-            let array = newValue.map { (info) in
-                return [
+            let array = newValue.map { (info) -> [String: String] in
+                var res = [
                     "id": info.id,
                     "instanceURL": info.instanceURL.absoluteString,
                     "clientID": info.clientID,
                     "clientSecret": info.clientSecret,
-                    "username": info.username,
                     "accessToken": info.accessToken
                 ]
+                if let username = info.username {
+                    res["username"] = username
+                }
+                return res
             }
             defaults.set(array, forKey: accountsKey)
         }
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ class LocalData: ObservableObject {
         return !accounts.isEmpty
     }
     
-    func addAccount(instanceURL url: URL, clientID: String, clientSecret secret: String, username: String, accessToken: String) -> UserAccountInfo {
+    func addAccount(instanceURL url: URL, clientID: String, clientSecret secret: String, username: String?, accessToken: String) -> UserAccountInfo {
         var accounts = self.accounts
         if let index = accounts.firstIndex(where: { $0.instanceURL == url && $0.username == username }) {
             accounts.remove(at: index)
@@ -97,6 +99,13 @@ class LocalData: ObservableObject {
         return info
     }
     
+    func setUsername(for info: UserAccountInfo, username: String) {
+        var info = info
+        info.username = username
+        removeAccount(info)
+        accounts.append(info)
+    }
+    
     func removeAccount(_ info: UserAccountInfo) {
         accounts.removeAll(where: { $0.id == info.id })
     }
@@ -128,7 +137,7 @@ extension LocalData {
         let instanceURL: URL
         let clientID: String
         let clientSecret: String
-        let username: String
+        fileprivate(set) var username: String!
         let accessToken: String
         
         func hash(into hasher: inout Hasher) {
diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Onboarding/OnboardingViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Onboarding/OnboardingViewController.swift
index 9bb2af607d..b94a9a4cde 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Onboarding/OnboardingViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Onboarding/OnboardingViewController.swift
@@ -68,10 +68,13 @@ extension OnboardingViewController: InstanceSelectorTableViewControllerDelegate
                     let authCode = item.value else { return }
                 
                 mastodonController.authorize(authorizationCode: authCode) { (accessToken) in
+                    let accountInfo = LocalData.shared.addAccount(instanceURL: instanceURL, clientID: clientID, clientSecret: clientSecret, username: nil, accessToken: accessToken)
+                    mastodonController.accountInfo = accountInfo
+                    
                     mastodonController.getOwnAccount { (account) in
+                        LocalData.shared.setUsername(for: accountInfo, username: account.username)
+                        
                         DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                            let accountInfo = LocalData.shared.addAccount(instanceURL: instanceURL, clientID: clientID, clientSecret: clientSecret, username: account.username, accessToken: accessToken)
-                            
                             self.onboardingDelegate?.didFinishOnboarding(account: accountInfo)
                         }
                     }