diff --git a/lib/reducers/data-loaded-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/data-loaded-reducer.js
--- a/lib/reducers/data-loaded-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/data-loaded-reducer.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 } from '../actions/user-actions.js';
 import { setNewSessionActionType } from '../keyserver-conn/keyserver-conn-types.js';
 import type { BaseAction } from '../types/redux-types.js';
+import { usingCommServicesAccessToken } from '../utils/services-utils.js';
 import { ashoatKeyserverID } from '../utils/validation-utils.js';
 
 export default function reduceDataLoaded(
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@
   } else if (
     action.type === setNewSessionActionType &&
     action.payload.sessionChange.currentUserInfo &&
-    action.payload.sessionChange.currentUserInfo.anonymous
+    action.payload.sessionChange.currentUserInfo.anonymous &&
+    !usingCommServicesAccessToken
   ) {
     return false;
   } else if (
diff --git a/lib/reducers/services-access-token-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/services-access-token-reducer.js
--- a/lib/reducers/services-access-token-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/services-access-token-reducer.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 } from '../actions/user-actions.js';
 import { setNewSessionActionType } from '../keyserver-conn/keyserver-conn-types.js';
 import type { BaseAction } from '../types/redux-types.js';
+import { usingCommServicesAccessToken } from '../utils/services-utils.js';
 
 export default function reduceServicesAccessToken(
   state: ?string,
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@
   } else if (
     action.type === setNewSessionActionType &&
     action.payload.sessionChange.currentUserInfo &&
-    action.payload.sessionChange.currentUserInfo.anonymous
+    action.payload.sessionChange.currentUserInfo.anonymous &&
+    !usingCommServicesAccessToken
   ) {
     return null;
   } else if (
diff --git a/lib/reducers/theme-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/theme-reducer.js
--- a/lib/reducers/theme-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/theme-reducer.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   defaultGlobalThemeInfo,
   type GlobalThemeInfo,
 } from '../types/theme-types.js';
+import { usingCommServicesAccessToken } from '../utils/services-utils.js';
 
 export default function reduceGlobalThemeInfo(
   state: GlobalThemeInfo,
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@
   } else if (
     action.type === setNewSessionActionType &&
     action.payload.sessionChange.currentUserInfo &&
-    action.payload.sessionChange.currentUserInfo.anonymous
+    action.payload.sessionChange.currentUserInfo.anonymous &&
+    !usingCommServicesAccessToken
   ) {
     return defaultGlobalThemeInfo;
   } else if (
diff --git a/lib/reducers/user-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/user-reducer.js
--- a/lib/reducers/user-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/user-reducer.js
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@
     }
   } else if (
     action.type === setNewSessionActionType &&
-    action.payload.sessionChange.currentUserInfo
+    action.payload.sessionChange.currentUserInfo &&
+    !usingCommServicesAccessToken
   ) {
     const { sessionChange } = action.payload;
     if (!_isEqual(sessionChange.currentUserInfo)(state)) {