diff --git a/src/stores/chats.js b/src/stores/chats.js
index b30c1c42c..b0373b0e5 100644
--- a/src/stores/chats.js
+++ b/src/stores/chats.js
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ export const useChatsStore = defineStore('chats', {
     },
     resetChats() {
       this.data = new Map()
-      this.stopFetching()
-      this.startFetching()
     },
     addNewChats(result) {
       useUsersStore().addNewUsers({
diff --git a/src/stores/timelines.js b/src/stores/timelines.js
index 562bec21d..834c29f50 100644
--- a/src/stores/timelines.js
+++ b/src/stores/timelines.js
@@ -316,6 +316,14 @@ export const useTimelinesStore = defineStore('timelines', {
           reason,
         )
         return
+      } else if (timeline.paused) {
+        console.debug(
+          '[Timelines] Deactivating paused timeline',
+          timelineName,
+          'Reason:',
+          reason,
+        )
+        timeline.fetching = false
       } else {
         timeline.fetcher.stopFetching()
         console.debug(
diff --git a/src/stores/users.js b/src/stores/users.js
index f41f75aa2..412fbfb33 100644
--- a/src/stores/users.js
+++ b/src/stores/users.js
@@ -746,6 +746,7 @@ export const useUsersStore = defineStore('users', {
           // Full reset on logout success
           useTimelinesStore().deactivateAll()
           useStatusesStore().resetStatuses()
+          useChatsStore().stopFetching()
           useChatsStore().resetChats()
 
           this.users = new Map()
@@ -777,6 +778,7 @@ export const useUsersStore = defineStore('users', {
           useAnnouncementsStore().startFetching()
           useListsStore().startFetching()
           useBookmarkFoldersStore().startFetching()
+          useChatsStore().startFetching()
           store?.dispatch('startFetchingFollowRequests')
         })
         .finally(() => {