diff --git a/src/actionbar.rs b/src/actionbar.rs
index 128909b..7bbd0ea 100644
--- a/src/actionbar.rs
+++ b/src/actionbar.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ fn open_thread(
 ) -> Option<BarResult> {
     {
         router.route_to(Route::thread(NoteId::new(selected_note.to_owned())));
-        router.navigating = true;
     }
 
     let root_id = crate::note::root_note_id_from_selected_id(ndb, note_cache, txn, selected_note);
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 9fe6a2e..0fcd34f 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
     app_creation::setup_cc,
     app_style::user_requested_visuals_change,
     args::Args,
-    column::Columns,
+    column::{Column, Columns},
     draft::Drafts,
     error::{Error, FilterError},
     filter,
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use crate::{
     nav,
     note::NoteRef,
     notecache::{CachedNote, NoteCache},
+    route::Route,
     subscriptions::{SubKind, Subscriptions},
     thread::Threads,
     timeline::{Timeline, TimelineKind, ViewFilter},
@@ -962,11 +963,18 @@ fn timelines_view(ui: &mut egui::Ui, sizes: Size, app: &mut Damus, columns: usiz
                 let rect = ui.available_rect_before_wrap();
                 let side_panel = DesktopSidePanel::new(app).show(ui);
 
-                if side_panel.response.clicked() {
-                    info!("clicked {:?}", side_panel.action);
-                }
+                let router = if let Some(router) =
+                    app.columns.columns_mut().get_mut(0).map(|c: &mut Column| c.router_mut())
+                {
+                    router
+                } else {
+                    // TODO(jb55): Maybe we should have an empty column route?
+                    let columns = app.columns.columns_mut();
+                    columns.push(Column::new(vec![Route::accounts()]));
+                    columns[0].router_mut()
+                };
 
-                DesktopSidePanel::perform_action(app, side_panel.action);
+                DesktopSidePanel::perform_action(router, side_panel.action);
 
                 // vertical sidebar line
                 ui.painter().vline(
diff --git a/src/route.rs b/src/route.rs
index 259132c..6be6fc3 100644
--- a/src/route.rs
+++ b/src/route.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ impl<R: Clone> Router<R> {
     }
 
     pub fn route_to(&mut self, route: R) {
+        self.navigating = true;
         self.routes.push(route);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/side_panel.rs b/src/ui/side_panel.rs
index dc9de6b..bc2f811 100644
--- a/src/ui/side_panel.rs
+++ b/src/ui/side_panel.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 use egui::{Button, Layout, SidePanel, Vec2, Widget};
 
-use crate::{ui::profile_preview_controller, Damus};
+use crate::{
+    column::Column,
+    route::{Route, Router},
+    ui::profile_preview_controller,
+    Damus,
+};
 
 use super::{ProfilePic, View};
 
@@ -80,10 +85,13 @@ impl<'a> DesktopSidePanel<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn perform_action(app: &mut Damus, action: SidePanelAction) {
+    pub fn perform_action(router: &mut Router<Route>, action: SidePanelAction) {
         match action {
             SidePanelAction::Panel => {} // TODO
-            SidePanelAction::Account => app.show_account_switcher = !app.show_account_switcher,
+            SidePanelAction::Account => {
+                router.route_to(Route::accounts());
+                //app.show_account_switcher = !app.show_account_switcher,
+            }
             SidePanelAction::Settings => {} // TODO
             SidePanelAction::Columns => (), // TODO
         }
@@ -138,7 +146,10 @@ mod preview {
 
     impl DesktopSidePanelPreview {
         fn new() -> Self {
-            let app = test_data::test_app();
+            let mut app = test_data::test_app();
+            app.columns
+                .columns_mut()
+                .push(Column::new(vec![Route::accounts()]));
             DesktopSidePanelPreview { app }
         }
     }
@@ -153,7 +164,11 @@ mod preview {
                     strip.cell(|ui| {
                         let mut panel = DesktopSidePanel::new(&mut self.app);
                         let response = panel.show(ui);
-                        DesktopSidePanel::perform_action(&mut self.app, response.action);
+
+                        DesktopSidePanel::perform_action(
+                            self.app.columns.columns_mut()[0].router_mut(),
+                            response.action,
+                        );
                     });
                 });