diff --git a/desktop/main.go b/desktop/main.go
index f953eca..fb78b82 100644
--- a/desktop/main.go
+++ b/desktop/main.go
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ func (c *CommandHandler) Init() {
 					Data:      marshaledPayload,
 				})
 			}
+			c.App.EmitEvent("hicli_event", &hicli.JSONCommand{
+				Command:   "init_complete",
+				RequestID: 0,
+			})
 			log.Info().Int("room_count", roomCount).Msg("Sent initial rooms to client")
 		}()
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/gomuks/websocket.go b/pkg/gomuks/websocket.go
index 6d9f528..c3d35d9 100644
--- a/pkg/gomuks/websocket.go
+++ b/pkg/gomuks/websocket.go
@@ -259,5 +259,13 @@ func (gmx *Gomuks) sendInitialData(ctx context.Context, conn *websocket.Conn) {
 			return
 		}
 	}
+	err := writeCmd(ctx, conn, &hicli.JSONCommand{
+		Command:   "init_complete",
+		RequestID: 0,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to send initial rooms done event to client")
+		return
+	}
 	log.Info().Int("room_count", roomCount).Msg("Sent initial rooms to client")
 }
diff --git a/web/src/api/client.ts b/web/src/api/client.ts
index 07bf47c..1db38b4 100644
--- a/web/src/api/client.ts
+++ b/web/src/api/client.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import type {
 export default class Client {
 	readonly state = new CachedEventDispatcher<ClientState>()
 	readonly syncStatus = new NonNullCachedEventDispatcher<SyncStatus>({ type: "waiting", error_count: 0 })
+	readonly initComplete = new NonNullCachedEventDispatcher<boolean>(false)
 	readonly store = new StateStore()
 	#stateRequests: RoomStateGUID[] = []
 	#stateRequestQueued = false
@@ -105,6 +106,8 @@ export default class Client {
 			this.state.emit(ev.data)
 		} else if (ev.command === "sync_status") {
 			this.syncStatus.emit(ev.data)
+		} else if (ev.command === "init_complete") {
+			this.initComplete.emit(true)
 		} else if (ev.command === "sync_complete") {
 			this.store.applySync(ev.data)
 		} else if (ev.command === "events_decrypted") {
@@ -317,9 +320,16 @@ export default class Client {
 		}
 	}
 
-	async logout() {
-		await this.rpc.logout()
+	clearState() {
+		this.initComplete.emit(false)
+		this.syncStatus.emit({ type: "waiting", error_count: 0 })
+		this.state.clearCache()
 		localStorage.clear()
 		this.store.clear()
 	}
+
+	async logout() {
+		await this.rpc.logout()
+		this.clearState()
+	}
 }
diff --git a/web/src/api/types/hievents.ts b/web/src/api/types/hievents.ts
index 69952f7..96603b4 100644
--- a/web/src/api/types/hievents.ts
+++ b/web/src/api/types/hievents.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ export interface SyncStatusEvent extends RPCCommand<SyncStatus> {
 	command: "sync_status"
 }
 
+export interface InitCompleteEvent extends RPCCommand<void> {
+	command: "init_complete"
+}
+
 export type RPCEvent =
 	ClientStateEvent |
 	SyncStatusEvent |
@@ -125,4 +129,5 @@ export type RPCEvent =
 	SendCompleteEvent |
 	EventsDecryptedEvent |
 	SyncCompleteEvent |
-	ImageAuthTokenEvent
+	ImageAuthTokenEvent |
+	InitCompleteEvent
diff --git a/web/src/ui/MainScreen.tsx b/web/src/ui/MainScreen.tsx
index c0071cf..676ba41 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/MainScreen.tsx
+++ b/web/src/ui/MainScreen.tsx
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ const handleURLHash = (client: Client, context: ContextFields) => {
 		console.error("Invalid matrix URI", decodedURI)
 		return
 	}
+	console.log("Handling URI", uri)
 	const newURL = new URL(location.href)
 	newURL.hash = ""
 	if (uri.identifier.startsWith("@")) {
@@ -206,9 +207,20 @@ const MainScreen = () => {
 			context.setRightPanel(evt.state?.right_panel ?? null, false)
 		}
 		window.addEventListener("popstate", listener)
-		listener({ state: history.state } as PopStateEvent)
-		handleURLHash(client, context)
-		return () => window.removeEventListener("popstate", listener)
+		const initHandle = () => {
+			listener({ state: history.state } as PopStateEvent)
+			handleURLHash(client, context)
+		}
+		let cancel = () => {}
+		if (client.initComplete.current) {
+			initHandle()
+		} else {
+			cancel = client.initComplete.once(initHandle)
+		}
+		return () => {
+			window.removeEventListener("popstate", listener)
+			cancel()
+		}
 	}, [context, client])
 	useEffect(() => context.keybindings.listen(), [context])
 	useInsertionEffect(() => {
diff --git a/web/src/util/eventdispatcher.ts b/web/src/util/eventdispatcher.ts
index 9530b0c..4ebf0b1 100644
--- a/web/src/util/eventdispatcher.ts
+++ b/web/src/util/eventdispatcher.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ export class EventDispatcher<T> {
 		return this.#listen(listener)
 	}
 
+	once(listener: (data: T) => void): () => void {
+		let unsub: (() => void) | undefined = undefined
+		const wrapped = (data: T) => {
+			unsub?.()
+			listener(data)
+		}
+		unsub = this.#listen(wrapped)
+		return unsub
+	}
+
 	#listen(listener: (data: T) => void): () => void {
 		this.#listeners.push(listener)
 		return () => {
@@ -72,6 +82,10 @@ export class CachedEventDispatcher<T> extends EventDispatcher<T> {
 		}
 		return unlisten
 	}
+
+	clearCache() {
+		this.current = null
+	}
 }
 
 export class NonNullCachedEventDispatcher<T> extends CachedEventDispatcher<T> {
@@ -81,4 +95,8 @@ export class NonNullCachedEventDispatcher<T> extends CachedEventDispatcher<T> {
 		super(cache)
 		this.current = cache
 	}
+
+	clearCache() {
+		throw new Error("Cannot clear cache of NonNullCachedEventDispatcher")
+	}
 }