diff --git a/src/ui/component/app/index.js b/src/ui/component/app/index.js
index 7184dad9f..73e6ea9d7 100644
--- a/src/ui/component/app/index.js
+++ b/src/ui/component/app/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { hot } from 'react-hot-loader/root';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { doUpdateBlockHeight, doError, doFetchTransactions } from 'lbry-redux';
-import { selectUser, doRewardList, doFetchRewardedContent, selectAccessToken } from 'lbryinc';
+import { selectUser, doRewardList, doFetchRewardedContent, doFetchAccessToken, selectAccessToken } from 'lbryinc';
 import { selectThemePath } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
 import App from './view';
 
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const perform = dispatch => ({
   fetchRewards: () => dispatch(doRewardList()),
   fetchRewardedContent: () => dispatch(doFetchRewardedContent()),
   fetchTransactions: () => dispatch(doFetchTransactions()),
+  fetchAccessToken: () => dispatch(doFetchAccessToken()),
 });
 
 export default hot(
diff --git a/src/ui/component/app/view.jsx b/src/ui/component/app/view.jsx
index 4205e835c..5ef77ee2a 100644
--- a/src/ui/component/app/view.jsx
+++ b/src/ui/component/app/view.jsx
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ type Props = {
   fetchRewards: () => void,
   fetchRewardedContent: () => void,
   fetchTransactions: () => void,
+  fetchAccessToken: () => void,
 };
 
 function App(props: Props) {
-  const { theme, fetchRewards, fetchRewardedContent, fetchTransactions, user, accessToken } = props;
+  const { theme, fetchRewards, fetchRewardedContent, fetchTransactions, user, fetchAccessToken, accessToken } = props;
   const appRef = useRef();
   const isEnhancedLayout = useKonamiListener();
   const userId = user && user.id;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ function App(props: Props) {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     ReactModal.setAppElement(appRef.current);
+    fetchAccessToken();
     fetchRewardedContent();
 
     // @if TARGET='app'