diff --git a/composables/sign-in.ts b/composables/sign-in.ts
index 6c60a11894..56409cd305 100644
--- a/composables/sign-in.ts
+++ b/composables/sign-in.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export function useSignIn(input?: Ref<HTMLInputElement | undefined>) {
         href = await (globalThis.$fetch as any)(`/api/${publicServer.value}/login`, {
           method: 'POST',
           body: {
-            force_login: users.value.length > 0,
+            force_login: (isAkkoma || isPleroma) || users.value.length > 0,
             origin: location.origin,
             lang: userSettings.value.language,
           },
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function useSignIn(input?: Ref<HTMLInputElement | undefined>) {
         href = await (globalThis.$fetch as any)(`/api/${server.value || publicServer.value}/login`, {
           method: 'POST',
           body: {
-            force_login: users.value.some(u => u.server === server.value),
+            force_login: (isAkkoma || isPleroma) || users.value.some(u => u.server === server.value),
             origin: location.origin,
             lang: userSettings.value.language,
           },
diff --git a/composables/users.ts b/composables/users.ts
index 59bdffd7a1..e65a6bb9dc 100644
--- a/composables/users.ts
+++ b/composables/users.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ export const currentServer = computed<string>(() => currentUser.value?.server ||
 export const currentNodeInfo = computed<null | Record<string, any>>(() => nodes.value[currentServer.value] || null)
 export const isGotoSocial = computed(() => currentNodeInfo.value?.software?.name === 'gotosocial')
 export const isGlitchEdition = computed(() => currentInstance.value?.version?.includes('+glitch'))
+export const isAkkoma = computed(() => currentNodeInfo.value?.software?.name === 'akkoma')
+export const isPleroma = computed(() => currentNodeInfo.value?.software?.name === 'pleroma')
 
 export function useUsers() {
   return users