diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/user/components/modals/tabs/EmbedDebuggerTab.tsx b/fluxer_app/src/features/user/components/modals/tabs/EmbedDebuggerTab.tsx
index 668d8a435..cce7a9788 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/features/user/components/modals/tabs/EmbedDebuggerTab.tsx
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/user/components/modals/tabs/EmbedDebuggerTab.tsx
@@ -49,29 +49,34 @@ const UNABLE_TO_UNFURL_URL_DESCRIPTOR = msg({
 });
 
 const EMBED_DEBUGGER_PREVIEW_CHANNEL_ID = '0';
-const EMBED_DEBUGGER_PREVIEW_CHANNEL = new Channel({
-	id: EMBED_DEBUGGER_PREVIEW_CHANNEL_ID,
-	type: ChannelTypes.DM_PERSONAL_NOTES,
-	name: undefined,
-	topic: null,
-	url: null,
-	icon: null,
-	owner_id: null,
-	last_message_id: null,
-	last_pin_timestamp: null,
-	recipients: undefined,
-	parent_id: null,
-	bitrate: null,
-	user_limit: null,
-	voice_connection_limit: null,
-	rtc_region: null,
-	nsfw: false,
-	nsfw_override: null,
-	content_warning_level: 0,
-	content_warning_text: null,
-	rate_limit_per_user: 0,
-	nicks: {},
-});
+let embedDebuggerPreviewChannel: Channel | null = null;
+
+function getEmbedDebuggerPreviewChannel(): Channel {
+	embedDebuggerPreviewChannel ??= new Channel({
+		id: EMBED_DEBUGGER_PREVIEW_CHANNEL_ID,
+		type: ChannelTypes.DM_PERSONAL_NOTES,
+		name: undefined,
+		topic: null,
+		url: null,
+		icon: null,
+		owner_id: null,
+		last_message_id: null,
+		last_pin_timestamp: null,
+		recipients: undefined,
+		parent_id: null,
+		bitrate: null,
+		user_limit: null,
+		voice_connection_limit: null,
+		rtc_region: null,
+		nsfw: false,
+		nsfw_override: null,
+		content_warning_level: 0,
+		content_warning_text: null,
+		rate_limit_per_user: 0,
+		nicks: {},
+	});
+	return embedDebuggerPreviewChannel;
+}
 
 function withPreviewAuthorFallback<T extends EmbedAuthorResponse | null | undefined>(author: T): T {
 	if (!author || author.proxy_icon_url || !author.icon_url) return author;
@@ -171,7 +176,7 @@ const EmbedJsonCodeBlock: React.FC<{json: string}> = ({json}) => {
 const EmbedDebuggerPreview: React.FC<{message: Message}> = observer(({message}) => {
 	const contextValue = useMemo(
 		() => ({
-			channel: EMBED_DEBUGGER_PREVIEW_CHANNEL,
+			channel: getEmbedDebuggerPreviewChannel(),
 			message,
 			shouldGroup: false,
 			isHovering: false,
diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/user/state/SyncedField.ts b/fluxer_app/src/features/user/state/SyncedField.ts
index cdf4d2e34..d0fb11d52 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/features/user/state/SyncedField.ts
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/user/state/SyncedField.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export async function makeSyncedField<
 		reaction(
 			() => ({
 				snapshot: getRemoteSnapshot(),
-				userId: SessionManager.userId,
+				userId: SessionManager?.userId ?? null,
 				hydrated: UserSettings.isHydrated(),
 			}),
 			({snapshot, userId, hydrated}) => {