diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/preferences.js b/app/scripts/controllers/preferences.js
index 6ad8a5696..7ad3ce1e3 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/preferences.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/preferences.js
@@ -204,20 +204,18 @@ class PreferencesController {
    *
    */
   setSelectedAddress (_address) {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      const address = normalizeAddress(_address)
-      const addressTokens = this.store.getState().addressTokens
-      const providerType = this.network.providerStore.getState().type
+    const address = normalizeAddress(_address)
+    const addressTokens = this.store.getState().addressTokens
+    const providerType = this.network.providerStore.getState().type
 
-      if (!(providerType in addressTokens)) addressTokens[providerType] = {}
+    if (!(providerType in addressTokens)) addressTokens[providerType] = {}
 
-      if (!(address in addressTokens[providerType])) addressTokens[providerType][address] = []
+    if (!(address in addressTokens[providerType])) addressTokens[providerType][address] = []
 
-      const tokens = addressTokens[providerType][address]
+    const tokens = addressTokens[providerType][address]
 
-      this.store.updateState({ selectedAddress: address, tokens })
-      resolve()
-    })
+    this.store.updateState({ selectedAddress: address, tokens })
+    return Promise.resolve(tokens)
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/ui/app/actions.js b/ui/app/actions.js
index 7a8d9667d..4f71d911b 100644
--- a/ui/app/actions.js
+++ b/ui/app/actions.js
@@ -1483,11 +1483,12 @@ function showAccountDetail (address) {
   return (dispatch) => {
     dispatch(actions.showLoadingIndication())
     log.debug(`background.setSelectedAddress`)
-    background.setSelectedAddress(address, (err) => {
+    background.setSelectedAddress(address, (err, tokens) => {
       dispatch(actions.hideLoadingIndication())
       if (err) {
         return dispatch(actions.displayWarning(err.message))
       }
+      dispatch(updateTokens(tokens))
       dispatch({
         type: actions.SHOW_ACCOUNT_DETAIL,
         value: address,