diff --git a/mozilla/mail/base/content/mailWindow.js b/mozilla/mail/base/content/mailWindow.js
index 6c9a1054bea..70b53f76b6b 100644
--- a/mozilla/mail/base/content/mailWindow.js
+++ b/mozilla/mail/base/content/mailWindow.js
@@ -513,6 +513,9 @@ function loadStartPage()
 
 function ShowAccountCentral()
 {
+  if (document.getElementById("displayDeck").selectedPanel == accountCentralBox)
+    ShowingAccountCentral(); // force us to reload account central because the user has switched accounts
+  else
     document.getElementById("displayDeck").selectedPanel = accountCentralBox;
 }