diff --git a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/accounts/mod.rs b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/accounts/mod.rs
index 0e482ea..dc1faa4 100644
--- a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/accounts/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/accounts/mod.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pub fn render_accounts_route(
     app_ctx: &mut AppContext,
     jobs: &mut JobsCache,
     login_state: &mut AcquireKeyState,
-    onboarding: &Onboarding,
+    onboarding: &mut Onboarding,
     follow_packs_ui: &mut Nip51SetUiCache,
     route: AccountsRoute,
 ) -> Option<AccountsResponse> {
diff --git a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/nav.rs b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/nav.rs
index d14594d..8324223 100644
--- a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/nav.rs
+++ b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/nav.rs
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ fn render_nav_body(
                 ctx,
                 &mut app.jobs,
                 &mut app.view_state.login,
-                &app.onboarding,
+                &mut app.onboarding,
                 &mut app.view_state.follow_packs,
                 *amr,
             ) else {
diff --git a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/onboarding.rs b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/onboarding.rs
index 21a718d..8fc813f 100644
--- a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/onboarding.rs
+++ b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/onboarding.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::{onboarding::Onboarding, ui::widgets::styled_button};
 
 /// Display Follow Packs for the user to choose from authors trusted by the Damus team
 pub struct FollowPackOnboardingView<'a> {
-    onboarding: &'a Onboarding,
+    onboarding: &'a mut Onboarding,
     ui_state: &'a mut Nip51SetUiCache,
     ndb: &'a Ndb,
     images: &'a mut Images,
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub enum FollowPacksResponse {
 
 impl<'a> FollowPackOnboardingView<'a> {
     pub fn new(
-        onboarding: &'a Onboarding,
+        onboarding: &'a mut Onboarding,
         ui_state: &'a mut Nip51SetUiCache,
         ndb: &'a Ndb,
         images: &'a mut Images,