diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/streaming.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/streaming.js
index 7cecff66e1..d998fcac48 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/streaming.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/streaming.js
@@ -71,10 +71,9 @@ const refreshHomeTimelineAndNotification = (dispatch, done) => {
       dispatch(fetchAnnouncements(done))))));
 };
 
-export const connectUserStream         = () => connectTimelineStream('home', 'user', refreshHomeTimelineAndNotification);
-export const connectUserTimelineStream = (accountId) => connectTimelineStream(`account:${accountId}`, 'user');
-export const connectCommunityStream    = ({ onlyMedia } = {}) => connectTimelineStream(`community${onlyMedia ? ':media' : ''}`, `public:local${onlyMedia ? ':media' : ''}`);
-export const connectPublicStream       = ({ onlyMedia, onlyRemote } = {}) => connectTimelineStream(`public${onlyRemote ? ':remote' : ''}${onlyMedia ? ':media' : ''}`, `public${onlyRemote ? ':remote' : ''}${onlyMedia ? ':media' : ''}`);
-export const connectHashtagStream      = (id, tag, local, accept) => connectTimelineStream(`hashtag:${id}${local ? ':local' : ''}`, `hashtag${local ? ':local' : ''}&tag=${tag}`, null, accept);
-export const connectDirectStream       = () => connectTimelineStream('direct', 'direct');
-export const connectListStream         = id => connectTimelineStream(`list:${id}`, `list&list=${id}`);
+export const connectUserStream      = () => connectTimelineStream('home', 'user', refreshHomeTimelineAndNotification);
+export const connectCommunityStream = ({ onlyMedia } = {}) => connectTimelineStream(`community${onlyMedia ? ':media' : ''}`, `public:local${onlyMedia ? ':media' : ''}`);
+export const connectPublicStream    = ({ onlyMedia, onlyRemote } = {}) => connectTimelineStream(`public${onlyRemote ? ':remote' : ''}${onlyMedia ? ':media' : ''}`, `public${onlyRemote ? ':remote' : ''}${onlyMedia ? ':media' : ''}`);
+export const connectHashtagStream   = (id, tag, local, accept) => connectTimelineStream(`hashtag:${id}${local ? ':local' : ''}`, `hashtag${local ? ':local' : ''}&tag=${tag}`, null, accept);
+export const connectDirectStream    = () => connectTimelineStream('direct', 'direct');
+export const connectListStream      = id => connectTimelineStream(`list:${id}`, `list&list=${id}`);
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/index.js
index 3846cc6377..b9a616266b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { fetchAccountIdentityProofs } from '../../actions/identity_proofs';
 import MissingIndicator from 'mastodon/components/missing_indicator';
 import TimelineHint from 'mastodon/components/timeline_hint';
 import { me } from 'mastodon/initial_state';
-import { connectUserTimelineStream } from '../../actions/streaming';
+import { connectTimeline, disconnectTimeline } from 'mastodon/actions/timelines';
 
 const emptyList = ImmutableList();
 
@@ -63,41 +63,48 @@ class AccountTimeline extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   };
 
   componentWillMount () {
-    const { params: { accountId }, withReplies } = this.props;
+    const { params: { accountId }, withReplies, dispatch } = this.props;
 
-    this.props.dispatch(fetchAccount(accountId));
-    this.props.dispatch(fetchAccountIdentityProofs(accountId));
+    dispatch(fetchAccount(accountId));
+    dispatch(fetchAccountIdentityProofs(accountId));
 
     if (!withReplies) {
-      this.props.dispatch(expandAccountFeaturedTimeline(accountId));
+      dispatch(expandAccountFeaturedTimeline(accountId));
     }
 
-    this.props.dispatch(expandAccountTimeline(accountId, { withReplies }));
-  }
+    dispatch(expandAccountTimeline(accountId, { withReplies }));
 
-  componentDidMount () {
-    if (this.props.params.accountId === me) {
-      this.disconnect = this.props.dispatch(connectUserTimelineStream(me));
+    if (accountId === me) {
+      dispatch(connectTimeline(`account:${me}`));
     }
   }
 
   componentWillReceiveProps (nextProps) {
+    const { dispatch } = this.props;
+
     if ((nextProps.params.accountId !== this.props.params.accountId && nextProps.params.accountId) || nextProps.withReplies !== this.props.withReplies) {
-      this.props.dispatch(fetchAccount(nextProps.params.accountId));
-      this.props.dispatch(fetchAccountIdentityProofs(nextProps.params.accountId));
+      dispatch(fetchAccount(nextProps.params.accountId));
+      dispatch(fetchAccountIdentityProofs(nextProps.params.accountId));
 
       if (!nextProps.withReplies) {
-        this.props.dispatch(expandAccountFeaturedTimeline(nextProps.params.accountId));
+        dispatch(expandAccountFeaturedTimeline(nextProps.params.accountId));
       }
 
-      this.props.dispatch(expandAccountTimeline(nextProps.params.accountId, { withReplies: nextProps.params.withReplies }));
+      dispatch(expandAccountTimeline(nextProps.params.accountId, { withReplies: nextProps.params.withReplies }));
+    }
+
+    if (nextProps.params.accountId === me && this.props.params.accountId !== me) {
+      dispatch(connectTimeline(`account:${me}`));
+    } else if (this.props.params.accountId === me && nextProps.params.accountId !== me) {
+      dispatch(disconnectTimeline(`account:${me}`));
     }
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount () {
-    if (this.disconnect) {
-      this.disconnect();
-      this.disconnect = null;
+    const { dispatch, params: { accountId } } = this.props;
+
+    if (accountId === me) {
+      dispatch(disconnectTimeline(`account:${me}`));
     }
   }