diff --git a/lib/hooks/account-hooks.js b/lib/hooks/account-hooks.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hooks/account-hooks.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// @flow
+
+import type { LoggedInUserInfo } from '../types/user-types.js';
+import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
+
+function useLoggedInUserInfo(): ?LoggedInUserInfo {
+  return useSelector(state =>
+    state.currentUserInfo && !state.currentUserInfo.anonymous
+      ? state.currentUserInfo
+      : null,
+  );
+}
+
+export { useLoggedInUserInfo };
diff --git a/web/chat/thread-list-provider.js b/web/chat/thread-list-provider.js
--- a/web/chat/thread-list-provider.js
+++ b/web/chat/thread-list-provider.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
+import { useLoggedInUserInfo } from 'lib/hooks/account-hooks.js';
 import {
   type ChatThreadItem,
   useFlattenedChatListData,
@@ -169,9 +170,8 @@
   const chatListData = useFlattenedChatListData();
   const [searchText, setSearchText] = React.useState('');
 
-  const viewerID = useSelector(
-    state => state.currentUserInfo && state.currentUserInfo.id,
-  );
+  const loggedInUserInfo = useLoggedInUserInfo();
+  const viewerID = loggedInUserInfo?.id;
 
   const { threadSearchResults, usersSearchResults } = useThreadListSearch(
     chatListData,