diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/birthdays/account.js b/app/soapbox/features/birthdays/account.js
index d0961d0ae..e79273f89 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/birthdays/account.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/birthdays/account.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Account extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
     if (!account) return null;
 
-    const birthday = account.getIn(['pleroma', 'birthday']);
+    const birthday = account.get('birthday');
     if (!birthday) return null;
 
     const formattedBirthday = intl.formatDate(birthday, { day: 'numeric', month: 'short', year: 'numeric' });
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/index.js b/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/index.js
index ad1197555..5205f4eb6 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/index.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/index.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class EditProfile extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const strangerNotifications = account.getIn(['pleroma', 'notification_settings', 'block_from_strangers']);
     const acceptsEmailList = account.getIn(['pleroma', 'accepts_email_list']);
     const discoverable = account.getIn(['source', 'pleroma', 'discoverable']);
-    const birthday = account.getIn(['pleroma', 'birthday']);
+    const birthday = account.get('birthday');
     const showBirthday = account.getIn(['source', 'pleroma', 'show_birthday']);
 
     const initialState = account.withMutations(map => {
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/profile_info_panel.js b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/profile_info_panel.js
index 35d12a627..bb0db2677 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/profile_info_panel.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/profile_info_panel.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class ProfileInfoPanel extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   getBirthday = () => {
     const { account, intl } = this.props;
 
-    const birthday = account.getIn(['pleroma', 'birthday']);
+    const birthday = account.get('birthday');
     if (!birthday) return null;
 
     const formattedBirthday = intl.formatDate(birthday, { timeZone: 'UTC', day: 'numeric', month: 'long', year: 'numeric' });
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/accounts.js b/app/soapbox/reducers/accounts.js
index c8b52dd37..4ccb82856 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/reducers/accounts.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/accounts.js
@@ -48,12 +48,19 @@ const normalizePleroma = account => {
 };
 
 const normalizeAccount = (state, account) => {
-  const normalized = fromJS(normalizePleroma(account)).deleteAll([
-    'followers_count',
-    'following_count',
-    'statuses_count',
-    'source',
-  ]);
+  const normalized = fromJS(normalizePleroma(account)).withMutations(account => {
+    account.deleteAll([
+      'followers_count',
+      'following_count',
+      'statuses_count',
+      'source',
+    ]);
+    account.set(
+      'birthday',
+      account.getIn(['pleroma', 'birthday'], account.getIn(['other_settings', 'birthday'])),
+    );
+  });
+
 
   return state.set(account.id, normalized);
 };