diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ServiceManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ServiceManager.kt
index 3fccace90..12b433016 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ServiceManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ServiceManager.kt
@@ -142,6 +142,13 @@ object ServiceManager {
             LocalCache.pruneExpiredEvents()
         }
     }
+
+    fun restartIfDifferentAccount(account: Account, context: Context) {
+        if (this.account != account) {
+            pause()
+            start(account, context)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 object SingletonDiskCache {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/AccountStateViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/AccountStateViewModel.kt
index a140c9dae..090892a66 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/AccountStateViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/AccountStateViewModel.kt
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class AccountStateViewModel(val context: Context) : ViewModel() {
             _accountContent.update { AccountState.LoggedInViewOnly(account) }
         }
         GlobalScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
-            ServiceManager.start(account, context)
+            ServiceManager.restartIfDifferentAccount(account, context)
         }
         GlobalScope.launch(Dispatchers.Main) {
             account.saveable.observeForever(saveListener)