diff --git a/src/boot/store.js b/src/boot/store.js
index 8800197bd42..da8295df30a 100644
--- a/src/boot/store.js
+++ b/src/boot/store.js
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ const migrations: { [string]: (GlobalState) => GlobalState } = {
       ackedPushToken: a.ackedPushToken !== undefined ? a.ackedPushToken : null,
     })),
   }),
+
+  // $FlowMigrationFudge
+  '7': dropCache,
 };
 
 const reduxPersistConfig: Config = {
diff --git a/src/realm/realmReducer.js b/src/realm/realmReducer.js
index ae1cf61db11..006db46b41a 100644
--- a/src/realm/realmReducer.js
+++ b/src/realm/realmReducer.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 const initialState = {
   canCreateStreams: true,
   crossRealmBots: [],
+  email: undefined,
   twentyFourHourTime: false,
   emoji: {},
   filters: [],
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export default (state: RealmState = initialState, action: Action): RealmState =>
         ...state,
         canCreateStreams: action.data.can_create_streams,
         crossRealmBots: action.data.cross_realm_bots,
+        email: action.data.email,
         emoji: convertRealmEmoji(action.data.realm_emoji),
         filters: action.data.realm_filters,
         isAdmin: action.data.is_admin,
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ export default (state: RealmState = initialState, action: Action): RealmState =>
       };
     }
 
+    // TODO on EVENT_USER_UPDATE for self: update email, isAdmin, etc.
+
     case EVENT_REALM_FILTERS:
       return {
         ...state,
diff --git a/src/reduxTypes.js b/src/reduxTypes.js
index 0cdfcac61a3..c7d626f0cc1 100644
--- a/src/reduxTypes.js
+++ b/src/reduxTypes.js
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ export type PresenceState = {|
  * @prop emoji
  *
  * About the user:
+ * @prop email
  * @prop twentyFourHourTime
  * @prop canCreateStreams
  * @prop isAdmin
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ export type RealmState = {|
   filters: RealmFilter[],
   emoji: RealmEmojiById,
 
+  email: string | void,
   twentyFourHourTime: boolean,
   canCreateStreams: boolean,
   isAdmin: boolean,