diff --git a/src/accounts.rs b/src/accounts.rs
index 038ab03..7e6f97f 100644
--- a/src/accounts.rs
+++ b/src/accounts.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+use std::borrow::{Borrow, BorrowMut};
 use std::fs;
-use std::path::Path;
 use matrix_sdk::{Client,
                  config::SyncSettings,
                  ruma::{user_id,
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ use matrix_sdk::{Client,
                  Session};
 use anyhow::{Error, Result};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use crate::app;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Account {
     homeserver: String,
     id: u32,
@@ -20,29 +19,48 @@ pub struct Account {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct AccountManager {
-    selected_account_index: u32,
+struct AccountsData {
+    current_account: u32,
     accounts: Vec<Account>,
 }
 
-impl AccountManager {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        let json_file: &Path = Path::new("userdata/accounts.json");
-        return if json_file.exists() {
-            let serialized = fs::read_to_string(json_file).expect("ailed to read json");
-            serde_json::from_str(&serialized).expect("failed to deserialize json")
-        } else {
-            Self {
-                selected_account_index: 0,
+pub struct AccountsManager {
+    current_account: u32,
+    num_accounts: u32,
+    accounts: Vec<Account>,
+    clients: Vec<Option<Client>>,
+}
+
+impl AccountsManager {
+    pub fn new(config:Option<String>) -> Self {
+        return match config {
+            Some(s) => {
+                let accounts_data:AccountsData = serde_json::from_str(&s).expect("failed to deserialize json");
+                let mut clients = Vec::new();
+                clients.resize(accounts_data.accounts.len(), None);
+                Self {
+                    current_account: accounts_data.current_account,
+                    num_accounts: accounts_data.accounts.len() as u32,
+                    accounts: accounts_data.accounts,
+                    clients,
+                }
+            },
+            None => Self {
+                current_account: 0,
+                num_accounts: 0,
                 accounts: Vec::new(),
-            }
+                clients: Vec::new(),
+            },
         }
     }
 
-    pub async fn add(&mut self, homeserver: &str, username: &str, password: &str) -> Result<Client> {
+    pub async fn add(&mut self, homeserver: &str, username: &str, password: &str) -> Result<u32> {
+        let id = self.num_accounts;
+        self.num_accounts += 1;
+
         let client = Client::builder()
             .homeserver_url(homeserver)
-            .sled_store("userdata/data", Some("supersecure"))?
+            .sled_store(format!("userdata/{id}"), Some("supersecure"))?
             .build()
             .await?;
 
@@ -54,62 +72,77 @@ impl AccountManager {
 
         let session = client.session().expect("failed to get session");
 
-        println!("logged in as {username} device ID: {}", session.device_id.as_str());
+        println!("logged in as '{username}' device ID: {}", session.device_id.as_str());
 
 
         let account = Account {
             homeserver: homeserver.to_string(),
-            id: self.accounts.len() as u32,
+            id,
             session,
             sync_token: None
         };
 
-        self.logout(&client).await?;
-        self.selected_account_index = account.id;
+        self.logout().await?;
+        self.current_account = id;
         self.accounts.push(account);
+        self.clients.push(Some(client));
 
         self.save()?;
 
-        Ok(client)
+        Ok(id)
     }
 
-    pub async fn login(&mut self, account_id:u32) -> Result<Client> {
-        let account = match self.get(account_id) {
-            None => return Err(Error::msg("Invalid account ID")),
-            Some(a) => a,
+    pub async fn login(&mut self, account_id:u32) -> Result<()> {
+        self.logout().await?; // log out the current account
+
+        let account = if account_id >= self.num_accounts {
+            return Err(Error::msg("Invalid account ID"));
+        } else {
+            self.accounts.get(account_id as usize).expect("Account lookup failed")
         };
 
-        let client = Client::builder()
-            .homeserver_url(&account.homeserver)
-            .sled_store("userdata/data", Some("supersecure"))?
-            .build()
-            .await?;
 
-        client.restore_login(account.session.clone()).await?;
+        if self.clients.get(account_id as usize).expect("client lookup failed").is_none() {
+            let client = Client::builder()
+                .homeserver_url(&account.homeserver)
+                .sled_store(format!("userdata/{account_id}"), Some("supersecure")) ?
+                .build()
+                .await?;
+            client.restore_login(account.session.clone()).await?;
 
-        println!("restored account: {} device ID: {}", &account.session.user_id, &account.session.device_id);
+            println!("restored account: '{}' device ID: {}", &account.session.user_id, &account.session.device_id);
+        } else {
+            println!("using cached client for account: '{}' device ID: {}", &account.session.user_id, &account.session.device_id);
+        };
 
-        self.logout(&client).await?;
-        self.selected_account_index = account_id;
+        self.current_account = account_id;
 
-        Ok(client)
-    }
-
-    pub async fn logout(&mut self, client: &Client) -> Result<()> {
-        // idk, do some matrix related stuff in here or something like that
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn get(&self, id: u32) -> Option<&Account> {
-        return self.accounts.get(id as usize);
-    }
+    pub async fn logout(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        // idk, do some matrix related stuff in here or something like that
+        if self.clients.get(self.current_account as usize).is_none() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        let client = match self.clients.get(self.current_account as usize).unwrap() {
+            None => return Ok(()),
+            Some(c) => c,
+        };
 
-    pub fn current(&self) -> Option<&Account> {
-        return self.accounts.get(self.selected_account_index as usize);
+        println!("logged out {}", client.session().unwrap().user_id);
+        client.logout().await?;
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn save(&self) -> Result<()>{
-        let serialized = serde_json::to_string(self as &AccountManager)?;
+        let accounts_data = AccountsData {
+            current_account: self.current_account,
+            accounts: self.accounts.clone(),
+        };
+
+        let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&accounts_data)?;
         fs::write("userdata/accounts.json", serialized)?;
 
         Ok(())
diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index 7f99ad4..712e792 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
+use std::path::Path;
 use crate::accounts;
 
 use matrix_sdk::{Client};
 use accounts::Account;
-use crate::accounts::AccountManager;
+use accounts::AccountsManager;
 
 pub struct App {
-    pub account_manager: accounts::AccountManager,
+    pub accounts_manager: accounts::AccountsManager,
     pub client: Option<Client>,
 }
 
 impl App {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let path:&std::path::Path = Path::new("userdata/accounts.json");
+        let config = if path.exists() {
+            Some(std::fs::read_to_string(path).expect("failed to read accounts config"))
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
         Self {
-            account_manager: AccountManager::new(),
+            accounts_manager: AccountsManager::new(config),
             client: None
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 00ba119..85e4cad 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let mut app = app::App::new();
 
-    let client = app.account_manager.add("https://nerdcult.net", "test", "abcd1234").await?;
-    app.client = Some(client);
+    let account = app.accounts_manager.add("https://nerdcult.net", "test", "abcd1234").await?;
 
-    // let client = app.account_manager.login(0).await?;
-    // app.client = Some(client);
+    app.accounts_manager.login(0).await?;
 
     Ok(())
 }