diff --git a/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts b/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts
index e77203f83e..ae5f5bf589 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts
@@ -1214,7 +1214,22 @@ export default class MainBackground {
       );
       // can be removed once password generation history is migrated to state providers
       await this.stateService.clearDecryptedData(currentlyActiveAccount);
+      // HACK to ensure account is switched before proceeding
+      const switchPromise = firstValueFrom(
+        this.accountService.activeAccount$.pipe(
+          filter((account) => (account?.id ?? null) === (userId ?? null)),
+          timeout({
+            first: 1_000,
+            with: () => {
+              throw new Error(
+                "The account switch process did not complete in a reasonable amount of time.",
+              );
+            },
+          }),
+        ),
+      );
       await this.accountService.switchAccount(userId);
+      await switchPromise;
       // Clear sequentialized caches
       clearCaches();