diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/hooks/use-acct.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/hooks/use-acct.ts
index ce3b112ea..7f05392df 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/hooks/use-acct.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/hooks/use-acct.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,27 @@
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+
 import { displayFqn } from 'pl-fe/utils/state';
 
 import { useAppSelector } from './use-app-selector';
 import { useInstance } from './use-instance';
+import { useOwnAccount } from './use-own-account';
 
 import type { Account } from 'pl-api';
 
-const useAcct = (account?: Pick<Account, 'fqn' | 'acct' | 'local'>): string | undefined => {
+const useAcct = (account?: Pick<Account, 'fqn' | 'acct' | 'local' | 'url'>): string | undefined => {
   const fqn = useAppSelector((state) => displayFqn(state));
   const instance = useInstance();
 
-  if (!account) return;
-  if (!fqn) return account.acct;
-  if (account.local === false) return account.fqn;
-  return `${account.acct}@${instance.domain}`;
+  const localUrl = useOwnAccount().account?.url;
+
+  return useMemo(() => {
+    if (!account) return;
+    if (!fqn) return account.acct;
+    const localHost = localUrl ? new URL(localUrl).host : null;
+    const otherHost = new URL(account.url).host;
+    if (account.local === false || (localHost && localHost !== otherHost)) return account.fqn;
+    return `${account.acct}@${instance.domain}`;
+  }, [account?.acct, fqn, instance.domain, localUrl]);
 };
 
 export {