diff --git a/Tusker/MainSceneDelegate.swift b/Tusker/MainSceneDelegate.swift
index c4be65615d..d03ee87ce2 100644
--- a/Tusker/MainSceneDelegate.swift
+++ b/Tusker/MainSceneDelegate.swift
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class MainSceneDelegate: UIResponder, UIWindowSceneDelegate {
     }
     
     func activateAccount(_ account: LocalData.UserAccountInfo, animated: Bool) {
-        
+        let oldMostRecentAccount = LocalData.shared.mostRecentAccountID
         LocalData.shared.setMostRecentAccount(account)
         window!.windowScene!.session.mastodonController = MastodonController.getForAccount(account)
         
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class MainSceneDelegate: UIResponder, UIWindowSceneDelegate {
         if let container = window?.rootViewController as? AccountSwitchingContainerViewController {
             let direction: AccountSwitchingContainerViewController.AnimationDirection
             if animated,
-               let oldIndex = LocalData.shared.accounts.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == LocalData.shared.mostRecentAccountID }),
+               let oldIndex = LocalData.shared.accounts.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == oldMostRecentAccount }),
                let newIndex = LocalData.shared.accounts.firstIndex(of: account) {
                 direction = newIndex > oldIndex ? .upwards : .downwards
             } else {