diff --git a/Model/Instance.swift b/Model/Instance.swift
index 208a5329..354257af 100644
--- a/Model/Instance.swift
+++ b/Model/Instance.swift
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import Foundation
 struct Instance: Defaults.Serializable, Hashable, Identifiable {
     struct Account: Defaults.Serializable, Hashable, Identifiable {
         static var bridge = AccountsBridge()
+        static var empty = Account(instanceID: UUID(), name: "Signed Out", url: "", sid: "")
 
         let id: UUID
         let instanceID: UUID
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ struct Instance: Defaults.Serializable, Hashable, Identifiable {
             (name != nil && name!.isEmpty) ? "Unnamed (\(anonymizedSID))" : name!
         }
 
+        var isEmpty: Bool {
+            self == Account.empty
+        }
+
         func hash(into hasher: inout Hasher) {
             hasher.combine(sid)
         }
diff --git a/Model/InvidiousAPI.swift b/Model/InvidiousAPI.swift
index 2d461ff1..46ef7a7e 100644
--- a/Model/InvidiousAPI.swift
+++ b/Model/InvidiousAPI.swift
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import SwiftyJSON
 final class InvidiousAPI: Service, ObservableObject {
     static let basePath = "/api/v1"
 
-    @Published var account: Instance.Account!
+    @Published var account: Instance.Account! = .empty
 
     @Published var validInstance = true
     @Published var signedIn = true
diff --git a/Shared/PearvidiousApp.swift b/Shared/PearvidiousApp.swift
index 705853f1..0ac1e240 100644
--- a/Shared/PearvidiousApp.swift
+++ b/Shared/PearvidiousApp.swift
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct PearvidiousApp: App {
         search.api = api
         subscriptions.api = api
 
-        if let account = instances.defaultAccount, api.account.isNil {
+        if let account = instances.defaultAccount, api.account.isEmpty {
             api.setAccount(account)
         }
     }