diff --git a/packages/ui-react/lib/components/Connect/hooks.tsx b/packages/ui-react/lib/components/Connect/hooks.tsx
index 694aa0a4..a6f3feda 100644
--- a/packages/ui-react/lib/components/Connect/hooks.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-react/lib/components/Connect/hooks.tsx
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@ export const useConnect = () => {
     ""
   )
 
-  const [accountLocalStorage] = useExtensionStorage(localStorageKeyAccount, "")
+  const [accountLocalStorage, setAccountLocalStorage] = useExtensionStorage(
+    localStorageKeyAccount,
+    ""
+  )
 
   const [connectedAccounts, setConnectedAccounts] = useState<
     InjectedPolkadotAccount[]
@@ -134,8 +137,9 @@ export const useConnect = () => {
     )
     if (account.length) {
       setConnectedAccount(account[0])
+      setAccountLocalStorage(account[0])
     }
-  }, [accountLocalStorage, connectedAccounts])
+  }, [accountLocalStorage, connectedAccounts, setAccountLocalStorage])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     extensionsStore.revive(extensionLocalStorage)
diff --git a/packages/ui-react/package.json b/packages/ui-react/package.json
index 58e9a0be..c41d56ff 100644
--- a/packages/ui-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui-react/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot-ui/react",
   "license": "MIT",
-  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.26",
+  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.27",
   "author": "Nikolaos Kontakis<wirednkod@gmail.com>",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Functional React components for Polkadot dApps.",
diff --git a/sandbox/src/pages/ConnectPage.tsx b/sandbox/src/pages/ConnectPage.tsx
index 643a217d..1362f146 100644
--- a/sandbox/src/pages/ConnectPage.tsx
+++ b/sandbox/src/pages/ConnectPage.tsx
@@ -2,14 +2,9 @@ import {
   SelectedAccountType,
   ConnectConfiguration,
   ConnectExtensions,
-  localStorageKeyExtensions,
-  localStorageKeyAccount,
   Polkicon,
 } from "@packages/ui-react/lib/components"
-import {
-  useConnect,
-  useExtensionStorage,
-} from "@packages/ui-react/lib/components/Connect/hooks"
+import { useConnect } from "@packages/ui-react/lib/components/Connect/hooks"
 import { Any } from "@packages/ui-react/lib/utils"
 
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react"