diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index cc6193a..52db608 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ impl App<'_> {
 
         tokio::task::spawn(event::poll_matrix_events(self.channel_tx.clone(), self.matrix_listener_killer.clone(), client));
 
+        let account = self.account()?;
+        let name = account.name().clone();
+        let user_id = account.user_id().clone();
+        self.status.set_account_name(name);
+        self.status.set_account_user_id(user_id);
+
         info!("Initializing client for the current account");
 
         Ok(())
@@ -151,10 +157,10 @@ impl App<'_> {
         None
     }
 
-    pub fn account(&self) -> Result<&Account, ()> {
+    pub fn account(&self) -> Result<&Account> {
         let account = self.accounts_manager.current();
         match account {
-            None => Err(()),
+            None => Err(Error::msg("failed to resolve current account")),
             Some(a) => Ok(a)
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/app/status.rs b/src/app/status.rs
index 13d3251..44c6c96 100644
--- a/src/app/status.rs
+++ b/src/app/status.rs
@@ -28,10 +28,18 @@ impl Status {
         &self.account_name
     }
 
+    pub fn set_account_name(&mut self, name: String) {
+        self.account_name = name;
+    }
+
     pub fn account_user_id(&self) -> &String {
         &self.account_user_id
     }
 
+    pub fn set_account_user_id(&mut self, user_id: String) {
+        self.account_user_id = user_id;
+    }
+
     pub fn room(&self) -> Option<()> {
         None
     }