diff --git a/packages/nylas-dashboard/public/js/app.jsx b/packages/nylas-dashboard/public/js/app.jsx
index 292075214..2ffa54034 100644
--- a/packages/nylas-dashboard/public/js/app.jsx
+++ b/packages/nylas-dashboard/public/js/app.jsx
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ class Account extends React.Component {
   }
 
   shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps) {
-    return nextProps.account.version !== this.props.account.version;
+    return nextProps.account.version !== this.props.account.version ||
+      nextProps.active !== this.props.account.active ||
+      nextProps.assignment !== this.props.assignment ||
+      nextProps.count !== this.props.count;
   }
 
   clearError() {
diff --git a/packages/nylas-dashboard/routes/websocket.js b/packages/nylas-dashboard/routes/websocket.js
index 41b38af51..ffadf3dce 100644
--- a/packages/nylas-dashboard/routes/websocket.js
+++ b/packages/nylas-dashboard/routes/websocket.js
@@ -90,12 +90,20 @@ function onWebsocketConnectedFake(wss, ws) {
       last_sync_completions: [],
       created_at: "2016-07-13T00:49:25.000Z",
     };
-    ws.send(JSON.stringify({ cmd: "ACCOUNT", payload: acct }));
+    ws.send(JSON.stringify({ cmd: "UPDATE", payload: {
+      updatedAccounts: [acct],
+      activeAccountIds: [],
+      assignments: {},
+    }}));
     accts.push(acct);
   }
   setInterval(() => {
     const acct = accts[Math.floor(Math.random() * accts.length)];
-    ws.send(JSON.stringify({ cmd: "ACCOUNT", payload: acct }));
+    ws.send(JSON.stringify({ cmd: "UPDATE", payload: {
+      updatedAccounts: [acct],
+      activeAccountIds: [],
+      assignments: {},
+    }}));
   }, 250);
 }