diff --git a/messagix/instagram.go b/messagix/instagram.go
index bc181eb..00d29fe 100644
--- a/messagix/instagram.go
+++ b/messagix/instagram.go
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func (ig *InstagramMethods) RegisterPushNotifications(endpoint string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (ig *InstagramMethods) FetchFBID(currentUser types.UserInfo, tbl *table.LSTable) (int64, error) {
+func (ig *InstagramMethods) ExtractFBID(currentUser types.UserInfo, tbl *table.LSTable) (int64, error) {
 	var newFBID int64
 
 	for _, row := range tbl.LSVerifyContactRowExists {
diff --git a/pkg/connector/client.go b/pkg/connector/client.go
index b60fa9e..24392e0 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/client.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/client.go
@@ -105,22 +105,25 @@ func (m *MetaClient) handleTableEvent(tblEvt any) {
 }
 
 func (m *MetaClient) Connect(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if m.client == nil {
-		log := m.login.User.Log.With().Str("component", "messagix").Logger()
-		client := messagix.NewClient(m.cookies, log)
-		m.client = client
-		// We have to call this before calling `Connect`, even if we don't use the result
-		_, _, err := m.client.LoadMessagesPage()
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to load messages page: %w", err)
-		}
+	log := m.login.User.Log.With().Str("component", "messagix").Logger()
+
+	client := messagix.NewClient(m.cookies, log)
+	m.client = client
+
+	_, initialTable, err := m.client.LoadMessagesPage()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to load messages page: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	m.handleTable(initialTable)
+
 	m.client.SetEventHandler(m.eventHandler)
-	err := m.client.Connect()
+
+	err = m.client.Connect()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to messagix: %w", err)
 	}
+
 	err = m.Update(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/connector/connector.go b/pkg/connector/connector.go
index 5d30508..4a39ebd 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/connector.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/connector.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2"
-
-	"go.mau.fi/mautrix-meta/messagix"
 )
 
 type MetaConnector struct {
@@ -79,17 +77,10 @@ func (m *MetaConnector) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (m *MetaConnector) LoadUserLogin(ctx context.Context, login *bridgev2.UserLogin) error {
-	return m.LoadUserLoginWithClient(ctx, login, nil)
-}
-
-func (m *MetaConnector) LoadUserLoginWithClient(ctx context.Context, login *bridgev2.UserLogin, client *messagix.Client) error {
 	cli, err := NewMetaClient(ctx, m, login)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if client != nil {
-		cli.client = client
-	}
 	login.Client = cli
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/connector/login.go b/pkg/connector/login.go
index 8773ff4..f6e1856 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/login.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/login.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (m *MetaCookieLogin) SubmitCookies(ctx context.Context, strCookies map[stri
 
 	id := user.GetFBID()
 	if client.Instagram != nil {
-		id, err = client.Instagram.FetchFBID(user, tbl)
+		id, err = client.Instagram.ExtractFBID(user, tbl)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch FBID: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -148,11 +148,7 @@ func (m *MetaCookieLogin) SubmitCookies(ctx context.Context, strCookies map[stri
 					"cookies":  c,
 				},
 			},
-		}, &bridgev2.NewLoginParams{
-			LoadUserLogin: func(ctx context.Context, login *bridgev2.UserLogin) error {
-				return m.Main.LoadUserLoginWithClient(ctx, login, client)
-			},
-		})
+		}, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to save new login: %w", err)
 		}