diff --git a/src/app.jsx b/src/app.jsx
index 4f1acd06..ea7c1cc1 100644
--- a/src/app.jsx
+++ b/src/app.jsx
@@ -126,11 +126,13 @@ function App() {
         setUIState('default');
       })();
     } else {
+      window.__IGNORE_GET_ACCOUNT_ERROR__ = true;
       const account = getCurrentAccount();
       if (account) {
         store.session.set('currentAccount', account.info.id);
         const { masto, instance } = api({ account });
         console.log('masto', masto);
+        initStates();
         initPreferences(masto);
         setUIState('loading');
         (async () => {
diff --git a/src/utils/states.js b/src/utils/states.js
index 23b94ee7..b2424f00 100644
--- a/src/utils/states.js
+++ b/src/utils/states.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const states = proxy({
   homeLast: null, // Last item in 'home' list
   homeLastFetchTime: null,
   notifications: [],
-  notificationsLast: store.account.get('notificationsLast') || null, // Last read notification
+  notificationsLast: null, // Last read notification
   notificationsNew: [],
   notificationsShowNew: false,
   notificationsLastFetchTime: null,
@@ -46,23 +46,18 @@ const states = proxy({
   showGenericAccounts: false,
   showMediaAlt: false,
   // Shortcuts
-  shortcuts: store.account.get('shortcuts') ?? [],
+  shortcuts: [],
   // Settings
   settings: {
-    autoRefresh: store.account.get('settings-autoRefresh') ?? false,
-    shortcutsViewMode: store.account.get('settings-shortcutsViewMode') ?? null,
-    shortcutsColumnsMode:
-      store.account.get('settings-shortcutsColumnsMode') ?? false,
-    boostsCarousel: store.account.get('settings-boostsCarousel') ?? true,
-    contentTranslation:
-      store.account.get('settings-contentTranslation') ?? true,
-    contentTranslationTargetLanguage:
-      store.account.get('settings-contentTranslationTargetLanguage') || null,
-    contentTranslationHideLanguages:
-      store.account.get('settings-contentTranslationHideLanguages') || [],
-    contentTranslationAutoInline:
-      store.account.get('settings-contentTranslationAutoInline') ?? false,
-    cloakMode: store.account.get('settings-cloakMode') ?? false,
+    autoRefresh: false,
+    shortcutsViewMode: null,
+    shortcutsColumnsMode: false,
+    boostsCarousel: true,
+    contentTranslation: true,
+    contentTranslationTargetLanguage: null,
+    contentTranslationHideLanguages: [],
+    contentTranslationAutoInline: false,
+    cloakMode: false,
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/src/utils/store-utils.js b/src/utils/store-utils.js
index bd228392..6ea170b7 100644
--- a/src/utils/store-utils.js
+++ b/src/utils/store-utils.js
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ export function getAccountByAccessToken(accessToken) {
 }
 
 export function getCurrentAccount() {
+  if (!window.__IGNORE_GET_ACCOUNT_ERROR__) {
+    // Track down getCurrentAccount() calls before account-based states are initialized
+    console.error('getCurrentAccount() called before states are initialized');
+    if (import.meta.env.DEV) console.trace();
+  }
   const currentAccount = store.session.get('currentAccount');
   const account = getAccount(currentAccount);
   return account;