diff --git a/src/stores/instance_capabilities.js b/src/stores/instance_capabilities.js
index 67c04a4ad..a794ea21b 100644
--- a/src/stores/instance_capabilities.js
+++ b/src/stores/instance_capabilities.js
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ export const useInstanceCapabilitiesStore = defineStore(
         }
 
         this[capability] = value
-
-        if (capability === 'shoutAvailable') {
-          window.vuex.dispatch('initializeSocket')
-        }
       },
     },
   },
diff --git a/src/stores/users.js b/src/stores/users.js
index 9d95c6b5e..5548a14df 100644
--- a/src/stores/users.js
+++ b/src/stores/users.js
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ export const useUsersStore = defineStore('users', {
         useSyncConfigStore().setFlag({ flag: 'configMigration', value: 0 })
         /**/
 
-        if (user.token) {
+        if (user.token && useInstanceCapabilitiesStore().shoutAvailable) {
           // Shoutbox
           useShoutStore().initializeSocket()
           useShoutStore().initializeShout()