diff --git a/src/hooks/useApi.ts b/src/hooks/useApi.ts
index 23fd16875..14385b57a 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useApi.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useApi.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import { useOwnAccount } from './useOwnAccount';
 
 export function useApi(): MastodonClient {
   const { account } = useOwnAccount();
+  const authUserUrl = useAppSelector((state) => state.auth.me);
   const accessToken = useAppSelector((state) => account ? state.auth.users.get(account.url)?.access_token : undefined);
-  const baseUrl = account ? new URL(account.url).origin : location.origin;
+  const baseUrl = new URL(account?.url || authUserUrl || location.origin).origin;
 
   return useMemo(() => {
     return new MastodonClient(baseUrl, accessToken);