diff --git a/src/state/models/me.ts b/src/state/models/me.ts
index 077c6559..192e8f19 100644
--- a/src/state/models/me.ts
+++ b/src/state/models/me.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export class MeModel {
   clear() {
     this.mainFeed.clear()
     this.notifications.clear()
+    this.follows.clear()
     this.did = ''
     this.handle = ''
     this.displayName = ''
diff --git a/src/state/models/my-follows.ts b/src/state/models/my-follows.ts
index 732c2fe7..bf1bf960 100644
--- a/src/state/models/my-follows.ts
+++ b/src/state/models/my-follows.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ export class MyFollowsModel {
   // public api
   // =
 
+  clear() {
+    this.followDidToRecordMap = {}
+    this.lastSync = 0
+    this.myDid = undefined
+  }
+
   fetchIfNeeded = bundleAsync(async () => {
     if (
       this.myDid !== this.rootStore.me.did ||
diff --git a/src/state/models/session.ts b/src/state/models/session.ts
index efd7a5fa..e131b2b2 100644
--- a/src/state/models/session.ts
+++ b/src/state/models/session.ts
@@ -154,13 +154,13 @@ export class SessionModel {
   /**
    * Sets the active session
    */
-  setActiveSession(agent: AtpAgent, did: string) {
+  async setActiveSession(agent: AtpAgent, did: string) {
     this._log('SessionModel:setActiveSession')
     this.data = {
       service: agent.service.toString(),
       did,
     }
-    this.rootStore.handleSessionChange(agent)
+    await this.rootStore.handleSessionChange(agent)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ export class SessionModel {
       return false
     }
 
-    this.setActiveSession(agent, account.did)
+    await this.setActiveSession(agent, account.did)
     return true
   }
 
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ export class SessionModel {
       },
     )
 
-    this.setActiveSession(agent, did)
+    await this.setActiveSession(agent, did)
     this._log('SessionModel:login succeeded')
   }
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ export class SessionModel {
       },
     )
 
-    this.setActiveSession(agent, did)
+    await this.setActiveSession(agent, did)
     this._log('SessionModel:createAccount succeeded')
   }
 
diff --git a/src/view/com/posts/Feed.tsx b/src/view/com/posts/Feed.tsx
index d23455b5..c910b70e 100644
--- a/src/view/com/posts/Feed.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/posts/Feed.tsx
@@ -7,23 +7,15 @@ import {
   StyleSheet,
   ViewStyle,
 } from 'react-native'
-import {useNavigation} from '@react-navigation/native'
-import {FontAwesomeIcon} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
-import {FontAwesomeIconStyle} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
 import {CenteredView, FlatList} from '../util/Views'
 import {PostFeedLoadingPlaceholder} from '../util/LoadingPlaceholder'
 import {ViewHeader} from '../util/ViewHeader'
-import {Text} from '../util/text/Text'
 import {ErrorMessage} from '../util/error/ErrorMessage'
-import {Button} from '../util/forms/Button'
 import {FeedModel} from 'state/models/feed-view'
 import {FeedSlice} from './FeedSlice'
 import {OnScrollCb} from 'lib/hooks/useOnMainScroll'
 import {s} from 'lib/styles'
 import {useAnalytics} from 'lib/analytics'
-import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
-import {MagnifyingGlassIcon} from 'lib/icons'
-import {NavigationProp} from 'lib/routes/types'
 
 const HEADER_ITEM = {_reactKey: '__header__'}
 const EMPTY_FEED_ITEM = {_reactKey: '__empty__'}
@@ -36,6 +28,7 @@ export const Feed = observer(function Feed({
   scrollElRef,
   onPressTryAgain,
   onScroll,
+  renderEmptyState,
   testID,
   headerOffset = 0,
 }: {
@@ -45,14 +38,12 @@ export const Feed = observer(function Feed({
   scrollElRef?: MutableRefObject<FlatList<any> | null>
   onPressTryAgain?: () => void
   onScroll?: OnScrollCb
+  renderEmptyState?: () => JSX.Element
   testID?: string
   headerOffset?: number
 }) {
-  const pal = usePalette('default')
-  const palInverted = usePalette('inverted')
   const {track} = useAnalytics()
   const [isRefreshing, setIsRefreshing] = React.useState(false)
-  const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
 
   const data = React.useMemo(() => {
     let feedItems: any[] = [HEADER_ITEM]
@@ -82,6 +73,7 @@ export const Feed = observer(function Feed({
     }
     setIsRefreshing(false)
   }, [feed, track, setIsRefreshing])
+
   const onEndReached = React.useCallback(async () => {
     track('Feed:onEndReached')
     try {
@@ -97,37 +89,10 @@ export const Feed = observer(function Feed({
   const renderItem = React.useCallback(
     ({item}: {item: any}) => {
       if (item === EMPTY_FEED_ITEM) {
-        return (
-          <View style={styles.emptyContainer}>
-            <View style={styles.emptyIconContainer}>
-              <MagnifyingGlassIcon
-                style={[styles.emptyIcon, pal.text]}
-                size={62}
-              />
-            </View>
-            <Text type="xl-medium" style={[s.textCenter, pal.text]}>
-              Your feed is empty! You should follow some accounts to fix this.
-            </Text>
-            <Button
-              type="inverted"
-              style={styles.emptyBtn}
-              onPress={
-                () =>
-                  navigation.navigate(
-                    'SearchTab',
-                  ) /* TODO make sure it goes to root of the tab */
-              }>
-              <Text type="lg-medium" style={palInverted.text}>
-                Find accounts
-              </Text>
-              <FontAwesomeIcon
-                icon="angle-right"
-                style={palInverted.text as FontAwesomeIconStyle}
-                size={14}
-              />
-            </Button>
-          </View>
-        )
+        if (renderEmptyState) {
+          return renderEmptyState()
+        }
+        return <View />
       } else if (item === ERROR_FEED_ITEM) {
         return (
           <ErrorMessage
@@ -140,7 +105,7 @@ export const Feed = observer(function Feed({
       }
       return <FeedSlice slice={item} showFollowBtn={showPostFollowBtn} />
     },
-    [feed, onPressTryAgain, showPostFollowBtn, pal, palInverted, navigation],
+    [feed, onPressTryAgain, showPostFollowBtn, renderEmptyState],
   )
 
   const FeedFooter = React.useCallback(
@@ -187,21 +152,4 @@ export const Feed = observer(function Feed({
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   feedFooter: {paddingTop: 20},
-  emptyContainer: {
-    paddingVertical: 40,
-    paddingHorizontal: 30,
-  },
-  emptyIconContainer: {
-    marginBottom: 16,
-  },
-  emptyIcon: {
-    marginLeft: 'auto',
-    marginRight: 'auto',
-  },
-  emptyBtn: {
-    marginTop: 20,
-    flexDirection: 'row',
-    alignItems: 'center',
-    justifyContent: 'space-between',
-  },
 })
diff --git a/src/view/com/posts/FollowingEmptyState.tsx b/src/view/com/posts/FollowingEmptyState.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..acd035f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/com/posts/FollowingEmptyState.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import {StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native'
+import {useNavigation} from '@react-navigation/native'
+import {
+  FontAwesomeIcon,
+  FontAwesomeIconStyle,
+} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
+import {Text} from '../util/text/Text'
+import {Button} from '../util/forms/Button'
+import {MagnifyingGlassIcon} from 'lib/icons'
+import {NavigationProp} from 'lib/routes/types'
+import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
+import {s} from 'lib/styles'
+
+export function FollowingEmptyState() {
+  const pal = usePalette('default')
+  const palInverted = usePalette('inverted')
+  const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
+
+  const onPressFindAccounts = React.useCallback(() => {
+    navigation.navigate('SearchTab')
+    navigation.popToTop()
+  }, [navigation])
+
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.emptyContainer}>
+      <View style={styles.emptyIconContainer}>
+        <MagnifyingGlassIcon style={[styles.emptyIcon, pal.text]} size={62} />
+      </View>
+      <Text type="xl-medium" style={[s.textCenter, pal.text]}>
+        Your following feed is empty! Find some accounts to follow to fix this.
+      </Text>
+      <Button
+        type="inverted"
+        style={styles.emptyBtn}
+        onPress={onPressFindAccounts}>
+        <Text type="lg-medium" style={palInverted.text}>
+          Find accounts to follow
+        </Text>
+        <FontAwesomeIcon
+          icon="angle-right"
+          style={palInverted.text as FontAwesomeIconStyle}
+          size={14}
+        />
+      </Button>
+    </View>
+  )
+}
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  emptyContainer: {
+    // flex: 1,
+    height: '100%',
+    paddingVertical: 40,
+    paddingHorizontal: 30,
+  },
+  emptyIconContainer: {
+    marginBottom: 16,
+  },
+  emptyIcon: {
+    marginLeft: 'auto',
+    marginRight: 'auto',
+  },
+  emptyBtn: {
+    marginVertical: 20,
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'space-between',
+    paddingVertical: 18,
+    paddingHorizontal: 24,
+    borderRadius: 30,
+  },
+
+  feedsTip: {
+    position: 'absolute',
+    left: 22,
+  },
+  feedsTipArrow: {
+    marginLeft: 32,
+    marginTop: 8,
+  },
+})
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/Pager.tsx b/src/view/com/util/Pager.tsx
index c4f17ce6..d71cb7f7 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/Pager.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/Pager.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,30 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import {Animated, View} from 'react-native'
 import PagerView, {PagerViewOnPageSelectedEvent} from 'react-native-pager-view'
-import {TabBarProps} from './TabBar'
 import {useAnimatedValue} from 'lib/hooks/useAnimatedValue'
 import {s} from 'lib/styles'
 
 export type PageSelectedEvent = PagerViewOnPageSelectedEvent
 const AnimatedPagerView = Animated.createAnimatedComponent(PagerView)
 
+export interface RenderTabBarFnProps {
+  selectedPage: number
+  position: Animated.Value
+  offset: Animated.Value
+  onSelect?: (index: number) => void
+}
+export type RenderTabBarFn = (props: RenderTabBarFnProps) => JSX.Element
+
 interface Props {
   tabBarPosition?: 'top' | 'bottom'
-  renderTabBar: (props: TabBarProps) => JSX.Element
+  initialPage?: number
+  renderTabBar: RenderTabBarFn
   onPageSelected?: (e: PageSelectedEvent) => void
 }
 export const Pager = ({
   children,
   tabBarPosition = 'top',
+  initialPage = 0,
   renderTabBar,
   onPageSelected,
 }: React.PropsWithChildren<Props>) => {
@@ -51,7 +60,7 @@ export const Pager = ({
       <AnimatedPagerView
         ref={pagerView}
         style={s.h100pct}
-        initialPage={0}
+        initialPage={initialPage}
         onPageSelected={onPageSelectedInner}
         onPageScroll={Animated.event(
           [
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Home.tsx b/src/view/screens/Home.tsx
index 1c3ee091..82217444 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Home.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Home.tsx
@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@ import {NativeStackScreenProps, HomeTabNavigatorParams} from 'lib/routes/types'
 import {FeedModel} from 'state/models/feed-view'
 import {withAuthRequired} from 'view/com/auth/withAuthRequired'
 import {Feed} from '../com/posts/Feed'
+import {FollowingEmptyState} from 'view/com/posts/FollowingEmptyState'
 import {LoadLatestBtn} from '../com/util/LoadLatestBtn'
-import {TabBar, TabBarProps} from 'view/com/util/TabBar'
-import {Pager, PageSelectedEvent} from 'view/com/util/Pager'
+import {TabBar} from 'view/com/util/TabBar'
+import {
+  Pager,
+  PageSelectedEvent,
+  RenderTabBarFnProps,
+} from 'view/com/util/Pager'
 import {FAB} from '../com/util/FAB'
 import {useStores} from 'state/index'
 import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
@@ -63,69 +68,86 @@ export const HomeScreen = withAuthRequired((_opts: Props) => {
   }, [store])
 
   const renderTabBar = React.useCallback(
-    (props: TabBarProps) => {
+    (props: RenderTabBarFnProps) => {
       return <FloatingTabBar {...props} onPressSelected={onPressSelected} />
     },
     [onPressSelected],
   )
 
+  const renderFollowingEmptyState = React.useCallback(() => {
+    return <FollowingEmptyState />
+  }, [])
+
+  const initialPage = store.me.follows.isEmpty ? 1 : 0
   return (
     <Pager
       onPageSelected={onPageSelected}
       renderTabBar={renderTabBar}
-      tabBarPosition="bottom">
+      tabBarPosition="bottom"
+      initialPage={initialPage}>
       <FeedPage
         key="1"
         isPageFocused={selectedPage === 0}
         feed={store.me.mainFeed}
+        renderEmptyState={renderFollowingEmptyState}
       />
       <FeedPage key="2" isPageFocused={selectedPage === 1} feed={algoFeed} />
     </Pager>
   )
 })
 
-const FloatingTabBar = observer((props: TabBarProps) => {
-  const store = useStores()
-  const safeAreaInsets = useSafeAreaInsets()
-  const pal = usePalette('default')
-  const interp = useAnimatedValue(0)
+const FloatingTabBar = observer(
+  (props: RenderTabBarFnProps & {onPressSelected: () => void}) => {
+    const store = useStores()
+    const safeAreaInsets = useSafeAreaInsets()
+    const pal = usePalette('default')
+    const interp = useAnimatedValue(0)
 
-  const pad = React.useMemo(
-    () => ({
-      paddingBottom: clamp(safeAreaInsets.bottom, 15, 20),
-    }),
-    [safeAreaInsets],
-  )
+    const pad = React.useMemo(
+      () => ({
+        paddingBottom: clamp(safeAreaInsets.bottom, 15, 20),
+      }),
+      [safeAreaInsets],
+    )
 
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    Animated.timing(interp, {
-      toValue: store.shell.minimalShellMode ? 0 : 1,
-      duration: 100,
-      useNativeDriver: true,
-      isInteraction: false,
-    }).start()
-  }, [interp, store.shell.minimalShellMode])
-  const transform = {
-    transform: [
-      {translateY: Animated.multiply(interp, -1 * BOTTOM_BAR_HEIGHT)},
-    ],
-  }
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+      Animated.timing(interp, {
+        toValue: store.shell.minimalShellMode ? 0 : 1,
+        duration: 100,
+        useNativeDriver: true,
+        isInteraction: false,
+      }).start()
+    }, [interp, store.shell.minimalShellMode])
+    const transform = {
+      transform: [
+        {translateY: Animated.multiply(interp, -1 * BOTTOM_BAR_HEIGHT)},
+      ],
+    }
 
-  return (
-    <Animated.View
-      style={[pal.view, pal.border, styles.tabBar, pad, transform]}>
-      <TabBar
-        {...props}
-        items={['Following', "What's hot"]}
-        indicatorPosition="top"
-        indicatorColor={pal.colors.link}
-      />
-    </Animated.View>
-  )
-})
+    return (
+      <Animated.View
+        style={[pal.view, pal.border, styles.tabBar, pad, transform]}>
+        <TabBar
+          {...props}
+          items={['Following', "What's hot"]}
+          indicatorPosition="top"
+          indicatorColor={pal.colors.link}
+        />
+      </Animated.View>
+    )
+  },
+)
 
 const FeedPage = observer(
-  ({isPageFocused, feed}: {feed: FeedModel; isPageFocused: boolean}) => {
+  ({
+    isPageFocused,
+    feed,
+    renderEmptyState,
+  }: {
+    feed: FeedModel
+    isPageFocused: boolean
+    renderEmptyState?: () => JSX.Element
+  }) => {
     const store = useStores()
     const onMainScroll = useOnMainScroll(store)
     const {screen, track} = useAnalytics()
@@ -213,6 +235,7 @@ const FeedPage = observer(
           showPostFollowBtn
           onPressTryAgain={onPressTryAgain}
           onScroll={onMainScroll}
+          renderEmptyState={renderEmptyState}
         />
         {feed.hasNewLatest && !feed.isRefreshing && (
           <LoadLatestBtn onPress={onPressLoadLatest} />