diff --git a/src/boot/after_store.js b/src/boot/after_store.js
index 47524112..302b278c 100644
--- a/src/boot/after_store.js
+++ b/src/boot/after_store.js
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ const getAppSecret = async ({ store }) => {
 
 const resolveStaffAccounts = ({ store, accounts }) => {
   const nicknames = accounts.map(uri => uri.split('/').pop())
-  nicknames.map(nickname => store.dispatch('fetchUser', nickname))
   store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'staffAccounts', value: nicknames })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/staff_panel/staff_panel.js b/src/components/staff_panel/staff_panel.js
index 4f98fff6..8665648a 100644
--- a/src/components/staff_panel/staff_panel.js
+++ b/src/components/staff_panel/staff_panel.js
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import map from 'lodash/map'
 import BasicUserCard from '../basic_user_card/basic_user_card.vue'
 
 const StaffPanel = {
+  created () {
+    const nicknames = this.$store.state.instance.staffAccounts
+    nicknames.forEach(nickname => this.$store.dispatch('fetchUserIfMissing', nickname))
+  },
   components: {
     BasicUserCard
   },
diff --git a/src/modules/users.js b/src/modules/users.js
index 68d02931..7e136c61 100644
--- a/src/modules/users.js
+++ b/src/modules/users.js
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@ const users = {
   mutations,
   getters,
   actions: {
+    fetchUserIfMissing (store, id) {
+      if (!store.getters.findUser(id)) {
+        store.dispatch('fetchUser', id)
+      }
+    },
     fetchUser (store, id) {
       return store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchUser({ id })
         .then((user) => {