diff --git a/files/routes/admin.py b/files/routes/admin.py
index aa641ff57..37275122e 100644
--- a/files/routes/admin.py
+++ b/files/routes/admin.py
@@ -643,8 +643,8 @@ def admin_add_alt(v:User, username):
 	cache.delete_memoized(get_alt_graph_ids, user1.id)
 	cache.delete_memoized(get_alt_graph_ids, user2.id)
 
-	check_for_alts(user1, include_current_session=False)
-	check_for_alts(user2, include_current_session=False)
+	check_for_alts(user1)
+	check_for_alts(user2)
 
 	word = 'Delinked' if deleted else 'Linked'
 	ma_word = 'delink' if deleted else 'link'
@@ -672,8 +672,8 @@ def admin_delink_relink_alt(v:User, username, other):
 	a.deleted = is_delinking
 	g.db.add(a)
 	g.db.flush()
-	check_for_alts(user1, include_current_session=False)
-	check_for_alts(user2, include_current_session=False)
+	check_for_alts(user1)
+	check_for_alts(user2)
 	word = 'Delinked' if is_delinking else 'Relinked'
 	ma_word = 'delink' if is_delinking else 'link'
 	note = f'from @{user2.username}' if is_delinking else f'with @{user2.username} (relinked)'
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ def shadowban(user_id, v):
 	reason = filter_emojis_only(reason)
 	user.ban_reason = reason
 	g.db.add(user)
-	check_for_alts(user, False)
+	check_for_alts(user)
 
 	ma = ModAction(
 		kind="shadowban",
diff --git a/files/routes/login.py b/files/routes/login.py
index 5579aeac6..3bc50ee03 100644
--- a/files/routes/login.py
+++ b/files/routes/login.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def on_login(account, redir=None):
 	session.permanent = True
 	session["lo_user"] = account.id
 	session["login_nonce"] = account.login_nonce
-	check_for_alts(account)
+	check_for_alts(account, include_current_session=True)
 
 
 @app.get("/me")
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def sign_up_post(v:Optional[User]):
 	session.permanent = True
 	session["lo_user"] = new_user.id
 
-	check_for_alts(new_user)
+	check_for_alts(new_user, include_current_session=True)
 	send_notification(new_user.id, WELCOME_MSG)
 
 	if SIGNUP_FOLLOW_ID:
diff --git a/files/routes/routehelpers.py b/files/routes/routehelpers.py
index be96c36e5..249d9d769 100644
--- a/files/routes/routehelpers.py
+++ b/files/routes/routehelpers.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def add_alt(user1:int, user2:int):
 		cache.delete_memoized(get_alt_graph_ids, user1)
 		cache.delete_memoized(get_alt_graph_ids, user2)
 
-def check_for_alts(current:User, include_current_session=True):
+def check_for_alts(current:User, include_current_session=False):
 	current_id = current.id
 	ids = [x[0] for x in g.db.query(User.id).all()]
 	past_accs = set(session.get("history", [])) if include_current_session else set()
diff --git a/files/routes/users.py b/files/routes/users.py
index 703420151..8c9b37280 100644
--- a/files/routes/users.py
+++ b/files/routes/users.py
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ def fp(v:User, fp):
 		add_alt(user1=v.id, user2=u.id)
 		print(v.username + ' + ' + u.username, flush=True)
 
-	check_for_alts(v)
+	check_for_alts(v, include_current_session=True)
 	g.db.add(v)
 	return '', 204