diff --git a/Multiplatform/Shared/SceneModel.swift b/Multiplatform/Shared/SceneModel.swift
index daa40575b..e11425689 100644
--- a/Multiplatform/Shared/SceneModel.swift
+++ b/Multiplatform/Shared/SceneModel.swift
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ final class SceneModel: ObservableObject {
 	@Published var openInBrowserButtonState: Bool?
 	@Published var shareButtonState: Bool?
 
+	@Published var accountErrorMessage = ""
+
 	var selectedArticles: [Article] {
 		timelineModel.selectedArticles
 	}
diff --git a/Multiplatform/Shared/SceneNavigationView.swift b/Multiplatform/Shared/SceneNavigationView.swift
index 1fffd445e..49e284bd2 100644
--- a/Multiplatform/Shared/SceneNavigationView.swift
+++ b/Multiplatform/Shared/SceneNavigationView.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ struct SceneNavigationView: View {
 	@StateObject private var sceneModel = SceneModel()
 	@State private var showSheet = false
 	@State private var showShareSheet = false
+	@State private var showRefreshError = false
 	@State private var sheetToShow: ToolbarSheets = .none
 	
 	#if os(iOS)
@@ -63,6 +64,19 @@ struct SceneNavigationView: View {
 		.onChange(of: sheetToShow) { value in
 			value != .none ? (showSheet = true) : (showSheet = false)
 		}
+		.onChange(of: showRefreshError) { value in
+			if !value {
+				sceneModel.accountErrorMessage = ""
+			}
+		}
+		.onReceive(sceneModel.$accountErrorMessage) { message in
+			if !message.isEmpty {
+				showRefreshError = true
+			}
+		}
+		.alert(isPresented: $showRefreshError) {
+			Alert(title: Text("Account Error"), message: Text(verbatim: sceneModel.accountErrorMessage), dismissButton: .default(Text("OK")))
+		}
 		.toolbar {
 			
 			#if os(macOS)
diff --git a/Multiplatform/Shared/Sidebar/SidebarView.swift b/Multiplatform/Shared/Sidebar/SidebarView.swift
index 06dd0a13b..ca379f89a 100644
--- a/Multiplatform/Shared/Sidebar/SidebarView.swift
+++ b/Multiplatform/Shared/Sidebar/SidebarView.swift
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@ struct SidebarView: View {
 	// I had to comment out SceneStorage because it blows up if used on macOS
 	//	@SceneStorage("expandedContainers") private var expandedContainerData = Data()
 	@StateObject private var expandedContainers = SidebarExpandedContainers()
+	@EnvironmentObject private var sceneModel: SceneModel
 	@EnvironmentObject private var sidebarModel: SidebarModel
 	@State var navigate = false
 
-	@State var refreshErrorMessage = ""
-	@State var showRefreshError: Bool = false
-
 	private let threshold: CGFloat = 80
 	@State private var previousScrollOffset: CGFloat = 0
 	@State private var scrollOffset: CGFloat = 0
@@ -71,9 +69,6 @@ struct SidebarView: View {
 				ProgressView().offset(y: -40)
 			}
 		}
-		.alert(isPresented: $showRefreshError) {
-			Alert(title: Text("Account Error"), message: Text(verbatim: refreshErrorMessage), dismissButton: .default(Text("OK")))
-		}
 		#endif
 //		.onAppear {
 //			expandedContainers.data = expandedContainerData
@@ -106,8 +101,7 @@ struct SidebarView: View {
 	}
 	
 	func handleRefreshError(_ error: Error) {
-		refreshErrorMessage = error.localizedDescription
-		showRefreshError = true
+		sceneModel.accountErrorMessage = error.localizedDescription
 	}
 	
 	struct RefreshFixedView: View {