diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/auth.js b/app/soapbox/reducers/auth.js
index 96a22fbc8..4c3af84c7 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/reducers/auth.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/auth.js
@@ -167,11 +167,13 @@ export default function auth(oldState = initialState, action) {
     // Persist the state in localStorage
     persistAuth(state);
 
-    // Persist the session
-    if (action.reload !== false) {
-      persistSession(state);
+    if (action.reload === false) {
+      return oldState;
     }
 
+    // Persist the session
+    persistSession(state);
+
     // Reload the page under some conditions
     maybeReload(oldState, state, action);
   }