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
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@
   UserStore,
 } from '../types/user-types.js';
 import { authoritativeKeyserverID } from '../utils/authoritative-keyserver.js';
-import { relyingOnAuthoritativeKeyserver } from '../utils/services-utils.js';
+import {
+  relyingOnAuthoritativeKeyserver,
+  usingCommServicesAccessToken,
+} from '../utils/services-utils.js';
 
 function reduceCurrentUserInfo(
   state: ?CurrentUserInfo,
@@ -83,6 +86,10 @@
     const actionUserInfo = action.payload.sessionChange.currentUserInfo;
     if (!actionUserInfo?.id) {
       return actionUserInfo;
+    } else if (!usingCommServicesAccessToken) {
+      if (!_isEqual(actionUserInfo)(state)) {
+        return actionUserInfo;
+      }
     } else if (!state?.id || actionUserInfo.id !== state.id) {
       console.log(
         'keyserver auth returned a different user info than identity login',