diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/stores/chats.svelte.ts b/frontend/src/lib/stores/chats.svelte.ts
index 757591b..fb50b6e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/stores/chats.svelte.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/stores/chats.svelte.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function bucketKey(folderId: number | null): string {
 function createChats() {
   let buckets = $state<Record<string, Bucket>>({});
   let extra = $state<Record<number, Chat>>({});
-  let account: number | null = null;
+  let account = $state<number | null>(null);
   const enriched = new Set<number>();
   const resolving = new Set<number>();