diff --git a/src/lib/hooks/useAccountSwitcher.ts b/src/lib/hooks/useAccountSwitcher.ts
index eb1685a0ae..0dc60d9323 100644
--- a/src/lib/hooks/useAccountSwitcher.ts
+++ b/src/lib/hooks/useAccountSwitcher.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import {useCallback} from 'react'
 
-import {isWeb} from '#/platform/detection'
 import {useAnalytics} from '#/lib/analytics/analytics'
-import {useSessionApi, SessionAccount} from '#/state/session'
-import * as Toast from '#/view/com/util/Toast'
-import {useCloseAllActiveElements} from '#/state/util'
+import {logger} from '#/logger'
+import {isWeb} from '#/platform/detection'
+import {SessionAccount, useSessionApi} from '#/state/session'
 import {useLoggedOutViewControls} from '#/state/shell/logged-out'
+import {useCloseAllActiveElements} from '#/state/util'
+import * as Toast from '#/view/com/util/Toast'
 import {LogEvents} from '../statsig/statsig'
 
 export function useAccountSwitcher() {
@@ -44,9 +45,14 @@ export function useAccountSwitcher() {
             'circle-exclamation',
           )
         }
-      } catch (e) {
-        Toast.show('Sorry! We need you to enter your password.')
+      } catch (e: any) {
+        logger.error(`switch account: selectAccount failed`, {
+          message: e.message,
+        })
         clearCurrentAccount() // back user out to login
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          Toast.show('Sorry! We need you to enter your password.')
+        }, 100)
       }
     },
     [
diff --git a/src/screens/Login/ChooseAccountForm.tsx b/src/screens/Login/ChooseAccountForm.tsx
index 134411903d..d36d109773 100644
--- a/src/screens/Login/ChooseAccountForm.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Login/ChooseAccountForm.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 
 import {useAnalytics} from '#/lib/analytics/analytics'
 import {logEvent} from '#/lib/statsig/statsig'
+import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {SessionAccount, useSession, useSessionApi} from '#/state/session'
 import {useLoggedOutViewControls} from '#/state/shell/logged-out'
 import * as Toast from '#/view/com/util/Toast'
@@ -38,15 +39,22 @@ export const ChooseAccountForm = ({
           setShowLoggedOut(false)
           Toast.show(_(msg`Already signed in as @${account.handle}`))
         } else {
-          await initSession(account)
-          logEvent('account:loggedIn', {
-            logContext: 'ChooseAccountForm',
-            withPassword: false,
-          })
-          track('Sign In', {resumedSession: true})
-          setTimeout(() => {
-            Toast.show(_(msg`Signed in as @${account.handle}`))
-          }, 100)
+          try {
+            await initSession(account)
+            logEvent('account:loggedIn', {
+              logContext: 'ChooseAccountForm',
+              withPassword: false,
+            })
+            track('Sign In', {resumedSession: true})
+            setTimeout(() => {
+              Toast.show(_(msg`Signed in as @${account.handle}`))
+            }, 100)
+          } catch (e: any) {
+            logger.error('choose account: initSession failed', {
+              message: e.message,
+            })
+            onSelectAccount(account)
+          }
         }
       } else {
         onSelectAccount(account)
diff --git a/src/state/session/index.tsx b/src/state/session/index.tsx
index 9eb84a3b38..3f57d9c113 100644
--- a/src/state/session/index.tsx
+++ b/src/state/session/index.tsx
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
         console.log('PERSIST', window.__id, {
           event,
           refreshJwt: session?.refreshJwt?.slice(-10),
+          agent: agent.session?.refreshJwt.slice(-10),
         })
 
         const expired = event === 'expired' || event === 'create-failed'
@@ -226,7 +227,6 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
           return
         }
 
-        agent.session = session
         const refreshedAccount = agentToSessionAccount(agent)
 
         if (!refreshedAccount) {
@@ -414,19 +414,12 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
           {},
           logger.DebugContext.session,
         )
-        try {
-          // will call `persistSession` on `BskyAgent` instance above if success
-          await networkRetry(1, () => agent.resumeSession(prevSession))
-          setCurrentAgent(agent)
-        } catch (e) {
-          // this can fail on bad connections as well, so `clearCurrentAccount`
-          // bumps them out to login, but doesn't rug tokens
-          logger.error(`session: resumeSession failed`, {message: e})
-          clearCurrentAccount()
-        }
+        // will call `persistSession` on `BskyAgent` instance above if success
+        await networkRetry(1, () => agent.resumeSession(prevSession))
+        setCurrentAgent(agent)
       }
     },
-    [upsertAndPersistAccount, clearCurrentAccount, persistSession],
+    [upsertAndPersistAccount, persistSession],
   )
 
   const resumeSession = React.useCallback<ApiContext['resumeSession']>(