diff --git a/src/App.native.tsx b/src/App.native.tsx
index ac6c2e83df..dc1ccda6d6 100644
--- a/src/App.native.tsx
+++ b/src/App.native.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import {useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
 import {Provider as StatsigProvider} from '#/lib/statsig/statsig'
+import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {init as initPersistedState} from '#/state/persisted'
 import {Provider as LabelDefsProvider} from '#/state/preferences/label-defs'
 import {Provider as ModerationOptsProvider} from '#/state/preferences/moderation-opts'
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import {Provider as PrefsStateProvider} from 'state/preferences'
 import {Provider as UnreadNotifsProvider} from 'state/queries/notifications/unread'
 import {
   Provider as SessionProvider,
+  SessionAccount,
   useSession,
   useSessionApi,
 } from 'state/session'
@@ -53,8 +55,9 @@ import {listenSessionDropped} from './state/events'
 SplashScreen.preventAutoHideAsync()
 
 function InnerApp() {
-  const {isInitialLoad, currentAccount} = useSession()
-  const {resumeSession} = useSessionApi()
+  const [isReady, setIsReady] = React.useState(false)
+  const {currentAccount} = useSession()
+  const {initSession} = useSessionApi()
   const theme = useColorModeTheme()
   const {_} = useLingui()
 
@@ -62,18 +65,31 @@ function InnerApp() {
 
   // init
   useEffect(() => {
-    listenSessionDropped(() => {
-      Toast.show(_(msg`Sorry! Your session expired. Please log in again.`))
-    })
-
+    async function resumeSession(account?: SessionAccount) {
+      try {
+        if (account) {
+          await initSession(account)
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        logger.error(`session: resumeSession failed`, {message: e})
+      } finally {
+        setIsReady(true)
+      }
+    }
     const account = readLastActiveAccount()
     resumeSession(account)
-  }, [resumeSession, _])
+  }, [initSession])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return listenSessionDropped(() => {
+      Toast.show(_(msg`Sorry! Your session expired. Please log in again.`))
+    })
+  }, [_])
 
   return (
     <SafeAreaProvider initialMetrics={initialWindowMetrics}>
       <Alf theme={theme}>
-        <Splash isReady={!isInitialLoad}>
+        <Splash isReady={isReady}>
           <React.Fragment
             // Resets the entire tree below when it changes:
             key={currentAccount?.did}>
diff --git a/src/App.web.tsx b/src/App.web.tsx
index bc9cd01f18..cf28421c90 100644
--- a/src/App.web.tsx
+++ b/src/App.web.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {RootSiblingParent} from 'react-native-root-siblings'
 import {SafeAreaProvider} from 'react-native-safe-area-context'
 
 import {Provider as StatsigProvider} from '#/lib/statsig/statsig'
+import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {init as initPersistedState} from '#/state/persisted'
 import {Provider as LabelDefsProvider} from '#/state/preferences/label-defs'
 import {Provider as ModerationOptsProvider} from '#/state/preferences/moderation-opts'
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import {Provider as PrefsStateProvider} from 'state/preferences'
 import {Provider as UnreadNotifsProvider} from 'state/queries/notifications/unread'
 import {
   Provider as SessionProvider,
+  SessionAccount,
   useSession,
   useSessionApi,
 } from 'state/session'
@@ -36,19 +38,31 @@ import {Provider as PortalProvider} from '#/components/Portal'
 import I18nProvider from './locale/i18nProvider'
 
 function InnerApp() {
-  const {isInitialLoad, currentAccount} = useSession()
-  const {resumeSession} = useSessionApi()
+  const [isReady, setIsReady] = React.useState(false)
+  const {currentAccount} = useSession()
+  const {initSession} = useSessionApi()
   const theme = useColorModeTheme()
   useIntentHandler()
 
   // init
   useEffect(() => {
+    async function resumeSession(account?: SessionAccount) {
+      try {
+        if (account) {
+          await initSession(account)
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        logger.error(`session: resumeSession failed`, {message: e})
+      } finally {
+        setIsReady(true)
+      }
+    }
     const account = readLastActiveAccount()
     resumeSession(account)
-  }, [resumeSession])
+  }, [initSession])
 
   // wait for session to resume
-  if (isInitialLoad) return null
+  if (!isReady) return null
 
   return (
     <Alf theme={theme}>
diff --git a/src/state/session/index.tsx b/src/state/session/index.tsx
index 582680e973..64f3837c77 100644
--- a/src/state/session/index.tsx
+++ b/src/state/session/index.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ const PUBLIC_BSKY_AGENT = new BskyAgent({service: PUBLIC_BSKY_SERVICE})
 configureModerationForGuest()
 
 const StateContext = React.createContext<SessionStateContext>({
-  isInitialLoad: true,
   isSwitchingAccounts: false,
   accounts: [],
   currentAccount: undefined,
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ const ApiContext = React.createContext<SessionApiContext>({
   login: async () => {},
   logout: async () => {},
   initSession: async () => {},
-  resumeSession: async () => {},
   removeAccount: () => {},
   selectAccount: async () => {},
   updateCurrentAccount: () => {},
@@ -67,7 +65,6 @@ type State = {
 }
 
 export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
-  const [isInitialLoad, setIsInitialLoad] = React.useState(true)
   const [isSwitchingAccounts, setIsSwitchingAccounts] = React.useState(false)
   const [state, setState] = React.useState<State>({
     accounts: persisted.get('session').accounts,
@@ -389,21 +386,6 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
     [upsertAccount, clearCurrentAccount, createPersistSessionHandler],
   )
 
-  const resumeSession = React.useCallback<SessionApiContext['resumeSession']>(
-    async account => {
-      try {
-        if (account) {
-          await initSession(account)
-        }
-      } catch (e) {
-        logger.error(`session: resumeSession failed`, {message: e})
-      } finally {
-        setIsInitialLoad(false)
-      }
-    },
-    [initSession],
-  )
-
   const removeAccount = React.useCallback<SessionApiContext['removeAccount']>(
     account => {
       setState(s => {
@@ -547,11 +529,10 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
       currentAccount: state.accounts.find(
         a => a.did === state.currentAccountDid,
       ),
-      isInitialLoad,
       isSwitchingAccounts,
       hasSession: !!state.currentAccountDid,
     }),
-    [state, isInitialLoad, isSwitchingAccounts],
+    [state, isSwitchingAccounts],
   )
 
   const api = React.useMemo(
@@ -560,7 +541,6 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
       login,
       logout,
       initSession,
-      resumeSession,
       removeAccount,
       selectAccount,
       updateCurrentAccount,
@@ -571,7 +551,6 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
       login,
       logout,
       initSession,
-      resumeSession,
       removeAccount,
       selectAccount,
       updateCurrentAccount,
diff --git a/src/state/session/types.ts b/src/state/session/types.ts
index fbfac82e99..a2a9f8cf89 100644
--- a/src/state/session/types.ts
+++ b/src/state/session/types.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ export type SessionAccount = PersistedAccount
 export type SessionStateContext = {
   accounts: SessionAccount[]
   currentAccount: SessionAccount | undefined
-  isInitialLoad: boolean
   isSwitchingAccounts: boolean
   hasSession: boolean
 }
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ export type SessionApiContext = {
    */
   clearCurrentAccount: () => void
   initSession: (account: SessionAccount) => Promise<void>
-  resumeSession: (account?: SessionAccount) => Promise<void>
   removeAccount: (account: SessionAccount) => void
   selectAccount: (
     account: SessionAccount,