diff --git a/src/boot/after_store.js b/src/boot/after_store.js
index a51f895ef5..3d400ffa10 100644
--- a/src/boot/after_store.js
+++ b/src/boot/after_store.js
@@ -212,6 +212,16 @@ const getNodeInfo = async ({ store }) => {
 }
 
 const afterStoreSetup = async ({ store, i18n }) => {
+  if (store.state.config.customTheme) {
+    // This is a hack to deal with async loading of config.json and themes
+    // See: style_setter.js, setPreset()
+    window.themeLoaded = true
+    store.dispatch('setOption', {
+      name: 'customTheme',
+      value: store.state.config.customTheme
+    })
+  }
+
   const apiConfig = await getStatusnetConfig({ store })
   const staticConfig = await getStaticConfig()
   await setSettings({ store, apiConfig, staticConfig })
diff --git a/src/lib/persisted_state.js b/src/lib/persisted_state.js
index e828a74b49..7ab89c1235 100644
--- a/src/lib/persisted_state.js
+++ b/src/lib/persisted_state.js
@@ -60,18 +60,6 @@ export default function createPersistedState ({
             merge({}, store.state, savedState)
           )
         }
-        if (store.state.config.customTheme) {
-          // This is a hack to deal with async loading of config.json and themes
-          // See: style_setter.js, setPreset()
-          window.themeLoaded = true
-          store.dispatch('setOption', {
-            name: 'customTheme',
-            value: store.state.config.customTheme
-          })
-        }
-        if (store.state.oauth.token) {
-          store.dispatch('loginUser', store.state.oauth.token)
-        }
         loaded = true
       } catch (e) {
         console.log("Couldn't load state")