diff --git a/Mastodon/Scene/HomeTimeline/HomeTimelineViewModel+LoadLatestState.swift b/Mastodon/Scene/HomeTimeline/HomeTimelineViewModel+LoadLatestState.swift
index 846b87d62..3c8f15969 100644
--- a/Mastodon/Scene/HomeTimeline/HomeTimelineViewModel+LoadLatestState.swift
+++ b/Mastodon/Scene/HomeTimeline/HomeTimelineViewModel+LoadLatestState.swift
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ extension HomeTimelineViewModel.LoadLatestState {
             }
 
             do {
-                await AuthenticationServiceProvider.shared.fetchAccounts()
+                await AuthenticationServiceProvider.shared.fetchAccounts(onlyIfItHasBeenAwhile: true)
                 let response: Mastodon.Response.Content<[Mastodon.Entity.Status]>
                 
                 /// To find out wether or not we need to show the "Load More" button
diff --git a/Mastodon/Scene/HomeTimeline/HomeTimelineViewModel+LoadOldestState.swift b/Mastodon/Scene/HomeTimeline/HomeTimelineViewModel+LoadOldestState.swift
index fae432104..3cceef8ba 100644
--- a/Mastodon/Scene/HomeTimeline/HomeTimelineViewModel+LoadOldestState.swift
+++ b/Mastodon/Scene/HomeTimeline/HomeTimelineViewModel+LoadOldestState.swift
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ extension HomeTimelineViewModel.LoadOldestState {
                 }
 
                 do {
-                    await AuthenticationServiceProvider.shared.fetchAccounts()
+                    await AuthenticationServiceProvider.shared.fetchAccounts(onlyIfItHasBeenAwhile: true)
 
                     let response: Mastodon.Response.Content<[Mastodon.Entity.Status]>
 
diff --git a/Mastodon/Scene/HomeTimeline/HomeTimelineViewModel.swift b/Mastodon/Scene/HomeTimeline/HomeTimelineViewModel.swift
index cd6b2f8b6..69d674b6c 100644
--- a/Mastodon/Scene/HomeTimeline/HomeTimelineViewModel.swift
+++ b/Mastodon/Scene/HomeTimeline/HomeTimelineViewModel.swift
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ extension HomeTimelineViewModel {
         guard let status = record.status else { return }
         record.isLoadingMore = true
 
-        await AuthenticationServiceProvider.shared.fetchAccounts()
+        await AuthenticationServiceProvider.shared.fetchAccounts(onlyIfItHasBeenAwhile: true)
 
         // fetch data
         let response: Mastodon.Response.Content<[Mastodon.Entity.Status]>?
diff --git a/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonCore/AuthenticationServiceProvider.swift b/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonCore/AuthenticationServiceProvider.swift
index db4bf11d4..82fa92bdb 100644
--- a/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonCore/AuthenticationServiceProvider.swift
+++ b/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonCore/AuthenticationServiceProvider.swift
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import os.log
 
 @MainActor
 public class AuthenticationServiceProvider: ObservableObject {
+    
+    private(set) var lastFetchOfAllAccounts: Date?
+    
     private let logger = Logger(subsystem: "AuthenticationServiceProvider", category: "Authentication")
 
     public static let shared = AuthenticationServiceProvider()
@@ -238,11 +241,25 @@ public extension AuthenticationServiceProvider {
         userDefaults.didMigrateAuthentications == false
     }
 
-    func fetchAccounts() async {
+    func fetchAccounts(onlyIfItHasBeenAwhile: Bool) async {
         // FIXME: This is a dirty hack to make the performance-stuff work.
         // Problem is, that we don't persist the user on disk anymore. So we have to fetch
         // it when we need it to display on the home timeline.
         // We need this (also) for the Account-list, but it might be the wrong place. App Startup might be more appropriate
+        
+        let minTimeBetweenAutomaticAccountFetches = TimeInterval( 60 * 60 * 24) // one day
+        let itHasBeenAwhile: Bool
+        
+        if let lastFetch = lastFetchOfAllAccounts {
+            itHasBeenAwhile = lastFetch.distance(to: Date.now) > minTimeBetweenAutomaticAccountFetches
+        } else {
+            itHasBeenAwhile = true
+        }
+        
+        guard itHasBeenAwhile else { return }
+        
+        lastFetchOfAllAccounts = Date.now
+        
         for authentication in authentications {
             guard let account = try? await APIService.shared.accountInfo(MastodonAuthenticationBox(authentication: authentication)) else { continue }
         }
diff --git a/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonCore/DataController/FeedDataController.swift b/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonCore/DataController/FeedDataController.swift
index 6ace64d5c..501a60bbc 100644
--- a/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonCore/DataController/FeedDataController.swift
+++ b/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonCore/DataController/FeedDataController.swift
@@ -205,10 +205,11 @@ final public class FeedDataController {
 }
 
 private extension FeedDataController {
+
     func load(kind: MastodonFeed.Kind, maxID: MastodonStatus.ID?) async throws -> [MastodonFeed] {
         switch kind {
         case .home(let timeline):
-            await AuthenticationServiceProvider.shared.fetchAccounts()
+            await AuthenticationServiceProvider.shared.fetchAccounts(onlyIfItHasBeenAwhile: true)
 
             let response: Mastodon.Response.Content<[Mastodon.Entity.Status]>