diff --git a/src/components/settings-modal/account-settings/account-settings.tsx b/src/components/settings-modal/account-settings/account-settings.tsx
index c8a48dc8..9bafaa35 100644
--- a/src/components/settings-modal/account-settings/account-settings.tsx
+++ b/src/components/settings-modal/account-settings/account-settings.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,15 @@ const AnonMode = () => {
   return (
     <div className={styles.anonMode}>
       <label>
-        <input type='checkbox' checked={anonMode} onChange={(e) => setAnonMode(e.target.checked)} /> anon mode
+        <input
+          type='checkbox'
+          checked={anonMode}
+          onChange={(e) => {
+            setAnonMode(e.target.checked);
+            window.location.reload();
+          }}
+        />{' '}
+        anon mode
       </label>
       <span className={styles.settingTip}>Automatically use a different user ID in each thread</span>
     </div>