diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/auth.js b/app/soapbox/actions/auth.js
index efcaf830e..49e02725b 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/auth.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/auth.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { importFetchedAccount } from './importer';
 import snackbar from 'soapbox/actions/snackbar';
 import { createAccount } from 'soapbox/actions/accounts';
 import { fetchMeSuccess, fetchMeFail } from 'soapbox/actions/me';
-import { getLoggedInAccount } from 'soapbox/utils/auth';
+import { getLoggedInAccount, parseBaseURL } from 'soapbox/utils/auth';
 import { createApp } from 'soapbox/actions/apps';
 import { obtainOAuthToken, revokeOAuthToken } from 'soapbox/actions/oauth';
 
@@ -144,11 +144,13 @@ export function otpVerify(code, mfa_token) {
   };
 }
 
-export function verifyCredentials(token) {
+export function verifyCredentials(token, accountUrl) {
+  const baseURL = parseBaseURL(accountUrl);
+
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
     dispatch({ type: VERIFY_CREDENTIALS_REQUEST });
 
-    return baseClient(token).get('/api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials').then(({ data: account }) => {
+    return baseClient(token, baseURL).get('/api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials').then(({ data: account }) => {
       dispatch(importFetchedAccount(account));
       dispatch({ type: VERIFY_CREDENTIALS_SUCCESS, token, account });
       if (account.id === getState().get('me')) dispatch(fetchMeSuccess(account));
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ export function fetchOwnAccounts() {
     state.getIn(['auth', 'users']).forEach(user => {
       const account = state.getIn(['accounts', user.get('id')]);
       if (!account) {
-        dispatch(verifyCredentials(user.get('access_token')));
+        dispatch(verifyCredentials(user.get('access_token'), user.get('url')));
       }
     });
   };
diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/me.js b/app/soapbox/actions/me.js
index 13a6f86ce..f487043db 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/me.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/me.js
@@ -29,14 +29,16 @@ const getMeToken = state => {
 
 export function fetchMe() {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
-    const token = getMeToken(getState());
+    const state = getState();
+    const token = getMeToken(state);
+    const accountUrl = getMeUrl(state);
 
     if (!token) {
       dispatch({ type: ME_FETCH_SKIP }); return noOp();
     }
 
     dispatch(fetchMeRequest());
-    return dispatch(verifyCredentials(token)).catch(error => {
+    return dispatch(verifyCredentials(token, accountUrl)).catch(error => {
       dispatch(fetchMeFail(error));
     });
   };
diff --git a/app/soapbox/api.js b/app/soapbox/api.js
index 664a5a071..945ffbd25 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/api.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/api.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 import axios from 'axios';
 import LinkHeader from 'http-link-header';
-import { getAccessToken, getAppToken } from 'soapbox/utils/auth';
+import { getAccessToken, getAppToken, parseBaseURL } from 'soapbox/utils/auth';
+import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 
 export const getLinks = response => {
   const value = response.headers.link;
@@ -10,8 +11,7 @@ export const getLinks = response => {
   return LinkHeader.parse(value);
 };
 
-const getToken = (getState, authType) => {
-  const state = getState();
+const getToken = (state, authType) => {
   return authType === 'app' ? getAppToken(state) : getAccessToken(state);
 };
 
@@ -23,8 +23,17 @@ const maybeParseJSON = data => {
   }
 };
 
-export const baseClient = accessToken => {
+const getAuthBaseURL = createSelector([
+  (state, me) => state.getIn(['accounts', me, 'url']),
+  (state, me) => state.getIn(['auth', 'me']),
+], (accountUrl, authUserUrl) => {
+  const baseURL = parseBaseURL(accountUrl) || parseBaseURL(authUserUrl);
+  return baseURL !== window.location.origin ? baseURL : '';
+});
+
+export const baseClient = (accessToken, baseURL = '') => {
   return axios.create({
+    baseURL,
     headers: Object.assign(accessToken ? {
       'Authorization': `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
     } : {}),
@@ -34,6 +43,10 @@ export const baseClient = accessToken => {
 };
 
 export default (getState, authType = 'user') => {
-  const accessToken = getToken(getState, authType);
-  return baseClient(accessToken);
+  const state = getState();
+  const accessToken = getToken(state, authType);
+  const me = state.get('me');
+  const baseURL = getAuthBaseURL(state, me);
+
+  return baseClient(accessToken, baseURL);
 };
diff --git a/app/soapbox/utils/auth.js b/app/soapbox/utils/auth.js
index b4af627c0..c697578a1 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/utils/auth.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/utils/auth.js
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ export const isURL = url => {
   }
 };
 
+export const parseBaseURL = url => {
+  try {
+    return new URL(url).origin;
+  } catch {
+    return '';
+  }
+};
+
 export const getLoggedInAccount = state => {
   const me = state.get('me');
   return state.getIn(['accounts', me]);