diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/appearance_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/appearance_tab.vue
index 85ca4be89..cd463a34a 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/appearance_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/appearance_tab.vue
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
               class="btn button-default palette-entry"
               :class="{ toggled: isPaletteActive(p.key), disabled: switchInProgress }"
               :disabled="switchInProgress"
-              @click="() => setLocalPalette(p.key, p)"
+              @click="() => setPalette(p.key, p)"
             >
               <div class="palette-label">
                 <label>
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
               class="btn button-default palette-entry"
               :class="{ toggled: isPaletteActive(p.key), disabled: switchInProgress }"
               :disabled="switchInProgress"
-              @click="() => setLocalPalette(p.key, p)"
+              @click="() => setPalette(p.key, p)"
             >
               <div class="palette-label">
                 <label>
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
               :compact="true"
               :apply="true"
               :disabled="switchInProgress"
-              @apply-palette="data => setLocalPaletteCustom(data)"
+              @apply-palette="data => setPaletteCustom(data)"
             />
           </template>
           <template v-else-if="customThemeVersion === 'v2'">
diff --git a/src/modules/users.js b/src/modules/users.js
index db0c12442..a8f78ac5e 100644
--- a/src/modules/users.js
+++ b/src/modules/users.js
@@ -704,6 +704,11 @@ const users = {
 
               useSyncConfigStore().initSyncConfig(user)
               useUserHighlightStore().initUserHighlight(user)
+              useInterfaceStore()
+                .applyTheme()
+                .catch((e) => {
+                  console.error('Error setting theme', e)
+                })
               commit('addNewUsers', [user])
 
               useEmojiStore().fetchEmoji()