diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 74d7152..80b55f9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+target/
+data/
+
 # IDE stuff
 .idea
-
-# Rust stuff
-target/
diff --git a/src/accounts/mod.rs b/src/accounts/mod.rs
index 400cdbf..4de215a 100644
--- a/src/accounts/mod.rs
+++ b/src/accounts/mod.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub struct Account {
 pub async fn account_add(homeserver:&str, username:&str, password:&str) -> anyhow::Result<Account> {
     let client = Client::builder()
         .homeserver_url(homeserver)
+        .sled_store("data", Some("supersecure"))?
         .build()
         .await?;
 
@@ -38,10 +39,21 @@ pub async fn account_add(homeserver:&str, username:&str, password:&str) -> anyho
 
     let serialized_account = serde_json::to_string(&account)?;
     println!("serialized account: {}", serialized_account);
+    // TODO: save serialized account info in userdata dir
 
     Ok(account)
 }
 
 pub async fn account_login(account: Account) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let client = Client::builder()
+        .homeserver_url(account.homeserver)
+        .sled_store("data", Some("supersecure"))?
+        .build()
+        .await?;
+
+    client.restore_login(account.session.clone()).await?;
+
+    println!("restored account: {} device ID: {}", &account.session.user_id, &account.session.device_id);
+
     Ok(())
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 99bfd77..292341d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 mod ui;
 mod accounts;
 
+use matrix_sdk::ruma::exports::serde_json;
 use tokio::time::{sleep, Duration};
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
 
-    accounts::account_add("https://nerdcult.net", "test", "abcd1234").await?;
+    // accounts::account_add("https://nerdcult.net", "test", "abcd1234").await?;
+
+    let serialized_account = "{\"homeserver\":\"https://nerdcult.net\",\"session\":{\"access_token\":\"U2XH1vfu3dJTTPV7BIeZh2yGiMN49vBF\",\"user_id\":\"@test:nerdcult.net\",\"device_id\":\"UsdqFbcEC3\"},\"sync_token\":null}";
+    let account: accounts::Account = serde_json::from_str(serialized_account)?;
+
+    accounts::account_login(account).await?;
 
     Ok(())
 }