diff --git a/app/gabsocial/containers/gabsocial.js b/app/gabsocial/containers/gabsocial.js
index 424295956..9029f4dd6 100644
--- a/app/gabsocial/containers/gabsocial.js
+++ b/app/gabsocial/containers/gabsocial.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
 
   return {
     showIntroduction,
+    me,
   }
 }
 
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ class GabSocialMount extends React.PureComponent {
   };
 
   render () {
+    const { me } = this.props;
+    if (me == null) return null;
     // Disabling introduction for launch
     // const { showIntroduction } = this.props;
     //
diff --git a/app/gabsocial/features/ui/util/react_router_helpers.js b/app/gabsocial/features/ui/util/react_router_helpers.js
index 9ee8d28f0..284cc38d2 100644
--- a/app/gabsocial/features/ui/util/react_router_helpers.js
+++ b/app/gabsocial/features/ui/util/react_router_helpers.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class WrappedRoute extends React.Component {
   render () {
     const { component: Component, content, publicRoute, me, ...rest } = this.props;
 
-    if (!publicRoute && !me) {
+    if (!publicRoute && me == false) {
       const actualUrl = encodeURIComponent(this.props.computedMatch.url);
       return <Route path={this.props.path} component={() => {
          window.location.href = `/auth/sign_in?redirect_uri=${actualUrl}`;
diff --git a/app/gabsocial/reducers/me.js b/app/gabsocial/reducers/me.js
index b1a101418..649b0db40 100644
--- a/app/gabsocial/reducers/me.js
+++ b/app/gabsocial/reducers/me.js
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-import { ME_FETCH_SUCCESS } from '../actions/me';
+import { ME_FETCH_SUCCESS, ME_FETCH_FAIL } from '../actions/me';
 import { Map as ImmutableMap, fromJS } from 'immutable';
 
-const initialState = ImmutableMap();
+const initialState = null;
 
 export default function me(state = initialState, action) {
   switch(action.type) {
   case ME_FETCH_SUCCESS:
     return fromJS(action.me.id);
+  case ME_FETCH_FAIL:
+    return false;
   default:
     return state;
   }