diff --git a/web/src/app/AccountApi.js b/web/src/app/AccountApi.js
index cc13452d..4a143ddb 100644
--- a/web/src/app/AccountApi.js
+++ b/web/src/app/AccountApi.js
@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
 import {
+    accountAccessSingleUrl,
+    accountAccessUrl,
     accountPasswordUrl,
     accountSettingsUrl,
     accountSubscriptionSingleUrl,
     accountSubscriptionUrl,
     accountTokenUrl,
     accountUrl,
-    fetchLinesIterator,
     withBasicAuth,
-    withBearerAuth,
-    topicShortUrl,
-    topicUrl,
-    topicUrlAuth,
-    topicUrlJsonPoll,
-    topicUrlJsonPollWithSince, accountAccessUrl, accountAccessSingleUrl
+    withBearerAuth
 } from "./utils";
-import userManager from "./UserManager";
 import session from "./Session";
 import subscriptionManager from "./SubscriptionManager";
+import i18n from "i18next";
+import prefs from "./Prefs";
+import routes from "../components/routes";
 
 const delayMillis = 45000; // 45 seconds
 const intervalMillis = 900000; // 15 minutes
@@ -24,6 +22,15 @@ const intervalMillis = 900000; // 15 minutes
 class AccountApi {
     constructor() {
         this.timer = null;
+        this.listener = null; // Fired when account is fetched from remote
+    }
+
+    registerListener(listener) {
+        this.listener = listener;
+    }
+
+    resetListener() {
+        this.listener = null;
     }
 
     async login(user) {
@@ -92,6 +99,9 @@ class AccountApi {
         }
         const account = await response.json();
         console.log(`[AccountApi] Account`, account);
+        if (this.listener) {
+            this.listener(account);
+        }
         return account;
     }
 
@@ -240,8 +250,37 @@ class AccountApi {
         }
     }
 
-    sync() {
-        // TODO
+    async sync() {
+        try {
+            if (!session.token()) {
+                return null;
+            }
+            console.log(`[AccountApi] Syncing account`);
+            const remoteAccount = await this.get();
+            if (remoteAccount.language) {
+                await i18n.changeLanguage(remoteAccount.language);
+            }
+            if (remoteAccount.notification) {
+                if (remoteAccount.notification.sound) {
+                    await prefs.setSound(remoteAccount.notification.sound);
+                }
+                if (remoteAccount.notification.delete_after) {
+                    await prefs.setDeleteAfter(remoteAccount.notification.delete_after);
+                }
+                if (remoteAccount.notification.min_priority) {
+                    await prefs.setMinPriority(remoteAccount.notification.min_priority);
+                }
+            }
+            if (remoteAccount.subscriptions) {
+                await subscriptionManager.syncFromRemote(remoteAccount.subscriptions);
+            }
+            return remoteAccount;
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.log(`[AccountApi] Error fetching account`, e);
+            if ((e instanceof UnauthorizedError)) {
+                session.resetAndRedirect(routes.login);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     startWorker() {
diff --git a/web/src/components/App.js b/web/src/components/App.js
index 1374d8dd..f9b9dd27 100644
--- a/web/src/components/App.js
+++ b/web/src/components/App.js
@@ -17,21 +17,17 @@ import {BrowserRouter, Outlet, Route, Routes, useOutletContext, useParams} from
 import {expandUrl} from "../app/utils";
 import ErrorBoundary from "./ErrorBoundary";
 import routes from "./routes";
-import {useAutoSubscribe, useBackgroundProcesses, useConnectionListeners} from "./hooks";
+import {useAccountListener, useAutoSubscribe, useBackgroundProcesses, useConnectionListeners} from "./hooks";
 import PublishDialog from "./PublishDialog";
 import Messaging from "./Messaging";
 import "./i18n"; // Translations!
 import {Backdrop, CircularProgress} from "@mui/material";
 import Home from "./Home";
 import Login from "./Login";
-import i18n from "i18next";
-import prefs from "../app/Prefs";
-import session from "../app/Session";
 import Pricing from "./Pricing";
 import Signup from "./Signup";
 import Account from "./Account";
 import ResetPassword from "./ResetPassword";
-import accountApi, {UnauthorizedError} from "../app/AccountApi";
 
 const App = () => {
     return (
@@ -87,43 +83,10 @@ const Layout = () => {
     });
 
     useConnectionListeners(subscriptions, users);
+    useAccountListener(setAccount)
     useBackgroundProcesses();
     useEffect(() => updateTitle(newNotificationsCount), [newNotificationsCount]);
 
-    useEffect(() => {
-        (async () => {
-            // TODO this should not live here
-            try {
-                if (!session.token()) {
-                    return;
-                }
-                const remoteAccount = await accountApi.get();
-                setAccount(remoteAccount);
-                if (remoteAccount.language) {
-                    await i18n.changeLanguage(remoteAccount.language);
-                }
-                if (remoteAccount.notification) {
-                    if (remoteAccount.notification.sound) {
-                        await prefs.setSound(remoteAccount.notification.sound);
-                    }
-                    if (remoteAccount.notification.delete_after) {
-                        await prefs.setDeleteAfter(remoteAccount.notification.delete_after);
-                    }
-                    if (remoteAccount.notification.min_priority) {
-                        await prefs.setMinPriority(remoteAccount.notification.min_priority);
-                    }
-                }
-                if (remoteAccount.subscriptions) {
-                    await subscriptionManager.syncFromRemote(remoteAccount.subscriptions);
-                }
-            } catch (e) {
-                console.log(`[App] Error fetching account`, e);
-                if ((e instanceof UnauthorizedError)) {
-                    session.resetAndRedirect(routes.login);
-                }
-            }
-        })();
-    }, []);
     return (
         <Box sx={{display: 'flex'}}>
             <CssBaseline/>
diff --git a/web/src/components/Navigation.js b/web/src/components/Navigation.js
index 988893c8..e7c2a634 100644
--- a/web/src/components/Navigation.js
+++ b/web/src/components/Navigation.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import config from "../app/config";
 import ArticleIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Article';
 import {Trans, useTranslation} from "react-i18next";
 import session from "../app/Session";
+import accountApi from "../app/AccountApi";
 
 const navWidth = 280;
 
@@ -92,6 +93,11 @@ const NavList = (props) => {
        notifier.maybeRequestPermission(granted => props.onNotificationGranted(granted))
     };
 
+    const handleAccountClick = () => {
+        accountApi.sync(); // Dangle!
+        navigate(routes.account);
+    };
+
     const showSubscriptionsList = props.subscriptions?.length > 0;
     const showNotificationBrowserNotSupportedBox = !notifier.browserSupported();
     const showNotificationContextNotSupportedBox = notifier.browserSupported() && !notifier.contextSupported(); // Only show if notifications are generally supported in the browser
@@ -124,7 +130,7 @@ const NavList = (props) => {
                         <Divider sx={{my: 1}}/>
                     </>}
                 {session.exists() &&
-                    <ListItemButton onClick={() => navigate(routes.account)} selected={location.pathname === routes.account}>
+                    <ListItemButton onClick={handleAccountClick} selected={location.pathname === routes.account}>
                         <ListItemIcon><Person/></ListItemIcon>
                         <ListItemText primary={t("nav_button_account")}/>
                     </ListItemButton>
diff --git a/web/src/components/Preferences.js b/web/src/components/Preferences.js
index 32c48d2f..6b7162d1 100644
--- a/web/src/components/Preferences.js
+++ b/web/src/components/Preferences.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
     CardContent,
     FormControl,
     Select,
-    Stack, styled,
+    Stack,
     Table,
     TableBody,
     TableCell,
@@ -482,6 +482,11 @@ const Reservations = () => {
     const [dialogKey, setDialogKey] = useState(0);
     const [dialogOpen, setDialogOpen] = useState(false);
 
+    if (!session.exists() || !account) {
+        return <></>;
+    }
+    const reservations = account.reservations || [];
+
     const handleAddClick = () => {
         setDialogKey(prev => prev+1);
         setDialogOpen(true);
@@ -495,6 +500,7 @@ const Reservations = () => {
         setDialogOpen(false);
         try {
             await accountApi.upsertAccess(reservation.topic, reservation.everyone);
+            await accountApi.sync();
             console.debug(`[Preferences] Added topic reservation`, reservation);
         } catch (e) {
             console.log(`[Preferences] Error topic reservation.`, e);
@@ -502,10 +508,6 @@ const Reservations = () => {
         // FIXME handle 401/403
     };
 
-    if (!session.exists() || !account) {
-        return <></>;
-    }
-
     return (
         <Card sx={{ padding: 1 }} aria-label={t("prefs_reservations_title")}>
             <CardContent sx={{ paddingBottom: 1 }}>
@@ -515,7 +517,7 @@ const Reservations = () => {
                 <Paragraph>
                     {t("prefs_reservations_description")}
                 </Paragraph>
-                {account.reservations.length > 0 && <ReservationsTable reservations={account.reservations}/>}
+                {reservations.length > 0 && <ReservationsTable reservations={reservations}/>}
             </CardContent>
             <CardActions>
                 <Button onClick={handleAddClick}>{t("prefs_reservations_add_button")}</Button>
@@ -523,7 +525,7 @@ const Reservations = () => {
                     key={`reservationAddDialog${dialogKey}`}
                     open={dialogOpen}
                     reservation={null}
-                    reservations={account.reservations}
+                    reservations={reservations}
                     onCancel={handleDialogCancel}
                     onSubmit={handleDialogSubmit}
                 />
@@ -552,6 +554,7 @@ const ReservationsTable = (props) => {
         setDialogOpen(false);
         try {
             await accountApi.upsertAccess(reservation.topic, reservation.everyone);
+            await accountApi.sync();
             console.debug(`[Preferences] Added topic reservation`, reservation);
         } catch (e) {
             console.log(`[Preferences] Error topic reservation.`, e);
@@ -562,6 +565,7 @@ const ReservationsTable = (props) => {
     const handleDeleteClick = async (reservation) => {
         try {
             await accountApi.deleteAccess(reservation.topic);
+            await accountApi.sync();
             console.debug(`[Preferences] Deleted topic reservation`, reservation);
         } catch (e) {
             console.log(`[Preferences] Error topic reservation.`, e);
diff --git a/web/src/components/hooks.js b/web/src/components/hooks.js
index 1c4e8721..ce80c954 100644
--- a/web/src/components/hooks.js
+++ b/web/src/components/hooks.js
@@ -96,3 +96,15 @@ export const useBackgroundProcesses = () => {
         accountApi.startWorker();
     }, []);
 }
+
+export const useAccountListener = (setAccount) => {
+    useEffect(() => {
+        accountApi.registerListener(setAccount);
+        (async () => {
+            await accountApi.sync();
+        })();
+        return () => {
+            accountApi.registerListener();
+        }
+    }, []);
+}