diff --git a/gertty/alembic/versions/a18731009699_add_server_table.py b/gertty/alembic/versions/a18731009699_add_server_table.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a5d920
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gertty/alembic/versions/a18731009699_add_server_table.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""add_server_table
+
+Revision ID: a18731009699
+Revises: 399c4b3dcc9a
+Create Date: 2019-08-28 14:12:22.657691
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = 'a18731009699'
+down_revision = '399c4b3dcc9a'
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.create_table('server',
+    sa.Column('key', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('own_account_key', sa.Integer(), sa.ForeignKey('own_account.key'), index=True),
+    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('key')
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    pass
diff --git a/gertty/app.py b/gertty/app.py
index 19e186e..e430a81 100644
--- a/gertty/app.py
+++ b/gertty/app.py
@@ -289,8 +289,15 @@ class App(object):
 
         self.fetch_missing_refs = fetch_missing_refs
         self.config.keymap.updateCommandMap()
-        self.search = search.SearchCompiler(self.config.username)
+        self.search = search.SearchCompiler(self.getOwnAccountId)
         self.db = db.Database(self, self.config.dburi, self.search)
+
+        self.own_account_id = None
+        with self.db.getSession() as session:
+            account = session.getOwnAccount()
+            if account:
+                self.own_account_id = account.id
+
         self.sync = sync.Sync(self, disable_background_sync)
 
         self.status = StatusHeader(self)
@@ -342,6 +349,12 @@ class App(object):
             self.sync.offline = True
             self.status.update(offline=True)
 
+    def getOwnAccountId(self):
+        return self.own_account_id
+
+    def isOwnAccount(self, account):
+        return account.id == self.own_account_id
+
     def run(self):
         try:
             self.loop.run()
@@ -801,8 +814,7 @@ class App(object):
     def saveReviews(self, revision_keys, approvals, message, upload, submit):
         message_keys = []
         with self.db.getSession() as session:
-            account = session.getAccountByUsername(self.config.username)
-            account = session.getAccountByID(self.sync.account_id)
+            account = session.getOwnAccount()
             for revision_key in revision_keys:
                 k = self._saveReview(session, account, revision_key,
                                      approvals, message, upload, submit)
diff --git a/gertty/db.py b/gertty/db.py
index 7f05eeb..e39a050 100644
--- a/gertty/db.py
+++ b/gertty/db.py
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ file_table = Table(
     Column('deleted', Integer),
     Column('status', String(1), nullable=False),
     )
+server_table = Table(
+    'server', metadata,
+    Column('key', Integer, primary_key=True),
+    Column('own_account_key', Integer, ForeignKey("account.key"), index=True),
+    )
 
 
 class Account(object):
@@ -644,6 +649,10 @@ class File(object):
         session.flush()
         return c
 
+class Server(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
 
 mapper(Account, account_table)
 mapper(Project, project_table, properties=dict(
@@ -750,6 +759,9 @@ mapper(Approval, approval_table, properties=dict(
 mapper(PendingCherryPick, pending_cherry_pick_table)
 mapper(SyncQuery, sync_query_table)
 mapper(Hashtag, hashtag_table)
+mapper(Server, server_table, properties=dict(
+    own_account=relationship(Account)
+    ))
 
 def match(expr, item):
     if item is None:
@@ -763,6 +775,7 @@ def add_sqlite_match(dbapi_connection, connection_record):
 class Database(object):
     def __init__(self, app, dburi, search):
         self.log = logging.getLogger('gertty.db')
+        self.own_account_key = None
         self.dburi = dburi
         self.search = search
         self.engine = create_engine(self.dburi)
@@ -1057,6 +1070,28 @@ class DatabaseSession(object):
     def getSystemAccount(self):
         return self.getAccountByID(0, 'Gerrit Code Review')
 
+    def setOwnAccount(self, account):
+        try:
+            server = self.session().query(Server).one()
+        except sqlalchemy.orm.exc.NoResultFound:
+            server = Server()
+            self.session().add(server)
+            self.session().flush()
+        server.own_account = account
+        self.database.own_account_key = account.key
+
+    def getOwnAccount(self):
+        if self.database.own_account_key is None:
+            try:
+                server = self.session().query(Server).one()
+            except sqlalchemy.orm.exc.NoResultFound:
+                return None
+            self.database.own_account_key = server.own_account.key
+        try:
+            return self.session().query(Account).filter_by(key=self.database.own_account_key).one()
+        except sqlalchemy.orm.exc.NoResultFound:
+            return None
+
     def createProject(self, *args, **kw):
         o = Project(*args, **kw)
         self.session().add(o)
diff --git a/gertty/search/__init__.py b/gertty/search/__init__.py
index 8a93a6f..83a7185 100644
--- a/gertty/search/__init__.py
+++ b/gertty/search/__init__.py
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ class SearchSyntaxError(Exception):
 
 
 class SearchCompiler(object):
-    def __init__(self, username):
-        self.username = username
+    def __init__(self, get_account_id):
+        self.get_account_id = get_account_id
         self.lexer = tokenizer.SearchTokenizer()
         self.parser = parser.SearchParser()
+        self.parser.account_id = None
 
     def findTables(self, expression):
         tables = set()
@@ -45,7 +46,10 @@ class SearchCompiler(object):
         return tables
 
     def parse(self, data):
-        self.parser.username = self.username
+        if self.parser.account_id is None:
+            self.parser.account_id = self.get_account_id()
+        if self.parser.account_id is None:
+            raise Exception("Own account is unknown")
         result = self.parser.parse(data, lexer=self.lexer)
         tables = self.findTables(result)
         if gertty.db.project_table in tables:
diff --git a/gertty/search/parser.py b/gertty/search/parser.py
index f60421f..9186290 100644
--- a/gertty/search/parser.py
+++ b/gertty/search/parser.py
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ def SearchParser():
     def p_owner_term(p):
         '''owner_term : OP_OWNER string'''
         if p[2] == 'self':
-            username = p.parser.username
-            p[0] = gertty.db.account_table.c.username == username
+            account_id = p.parser.account_id
+            p[0] = gertty.db.account_table.c.id == account_id
         else:
             p[0] = or_(gertty.db.account_table.c.username == p[2],
                        gertty.db.account_table.c.email == p[2],
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ def SearchParser():
         if number is not None:
             filters.append(gertty.db.account_table.c.id == number)
         elif p[2] == 'self':
-            username = p.parser.username
-            filters.append(gertty.db.account_table.c.username == username)
+            account_id = p.parser.account_id
+            filters.append(gertty.db.account_table.c.id == account_id)
         else:
             filters.append(or_(gertty.db.account_table.c.username == p[2],
                                gertty.db.account_table.c.email == p[2],
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ def SearchParser():
         if user is not None:
             filters.append(gertty.db.approval_table.c.account_key == gertty.db.account_table.c.key)
             if user == 'self':
-                filters.append(gertty.db.account_table.c.username == p.parser.username)
+                filters.append(gertty.db.account_table.c.id == p.parser.account_id)
             else:
                 filters.append(
                     or_(gertty.db.account_table.c.username == user,
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ def SearchParser():
     def p_is_term(p):
         '''is_term : OP_IS string'''
         #TODO: implement draft
-        username = p.parser.username
+        account_id = p.parser.account_id
         if p[2] == 'reviewed':
             filters = []
             filters.append(gertty.db.approval_table.c.change_key == gertty.db.change_table.c.key)
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ def SearchParser():
         elif p[2] == 'abandoned':
             p[0] = gertty.db.change_table.c.status == 'ABANDONED'
         elif p[2] == 'owner':
-            p[0] = gertty.db.account_table.c.username == username
+            p[0] = gertty.db.account_table.c.id == account_id
         elif p[2] == 'starred':
             p[0] = gertty.db.change_table.c.starred == True
         elif p[2] == 'held':
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ def SearchParser():
             filters = []
             filters.append(gertty.db.approval_table.c.change_key == gertty.db.change_table.c.key)
             filters.append(gertty.db.approval_table.c.account_key == gertty.db.account_table.c.key)
-            filters.append(gertty.db.account_table.c.username == username)
+            filters.append(gertty.db.account_table.c.id == account_id)
             s = select([gertty.db.change_table.c.key], correlate=False).where(and_(*filters))
             p[0] = gertty.db.change_table.c.key.in_(s)
         elif p[2] == 'watched':
diff --git a/gertty/sync.py b/gertty/sync.py
index 4200bae..fd6bace 100644
--- a/gertty/sync.py
+++ b/gertty/sync.py
@@ -199,10 +199,12 @@ class SyncOwnAccountTask(Task):
         remote = sync.get('accounts/self')
         sync.account_id = remote['_account_id']
         with app.db.getSession() as session:
-            session.getAccountByID(remote['_account_id'],
-                                   remote.get('name'),
-                                   remote.get('username'),
-                                   remote.get('email'))
+            account = session.getAccountByID(remote['_account_id'],
+                                             remote.get('name'),
+                                             remote.get('username'),
+                                             remote.get('email'))
+            session.setOwnAccount(account)
+        app.own_account_id = remote['_account_id']
 
 class GetVersionTask(Task):
     def __repr__(self):
diff --git a/gertty/view/change.py b/gertty/view/change.py
index 017c63d..a1dca9d 100644
--- a/gertty/view/change.py
+++ b/gertty/view/change.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class ReviewDialog(urwid.WidgetWrap, mywid.LineBoxTitlePropertyMixin):
                 draft_approvals = {}
                 prior_approvals = {}
                 for approval in change.approvals:
-                    if approval.reviewer.username == self.app.config.username:
+                    if self.app.isOwnAccount(approval.reviewer):
                         if approval.draft:
                             draft_approvals[approval.category] = approval
                         else:
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ class ChangeMessageBox(mywid.HyperText):
         if message.draft:
             lines.insert(0, '')
             lines.insert(0, 'Patch Set %s:' % (message.revision.number,))
-        if message.author.username == self.app.config.username:
+        if self.app.isOwnAccount(message.author):
             name_style = 'change-message-own-name'
             header_style = 'change-message-own-header'
             reviewer_string = message.author_name
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ class ChangeView(urwid.WidgetWrap):
                 if not approvals:
                     approvals = {}
                     row = []
-                    if approval.reviewer.username == self.app.config.username:
+                    if self.app.isOwnAccount(approval.reviewer):
                         style = 'reviewer-own-name'
                     else:
                         style = 'reviewer-name'
diff --git a/gertty/view/diff.py b/gertty/view/diff.py
index 62b9f20..88fd256 100644
--- a/gertty/view/diff.py
+++ b/gertty/view/diff.py
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ class BaseDiffView(urwid.WidgetWrap, mywid.Searchable):
             raise Exception("Comment is not associated with a file")
         with self.app.db.getSession() as session:
             fileobj = session.getFile(file_key)
-            account = session.getAccountByUsername(self.app.config.username)
+            account = session.getOwnAccount()
             comment = fileobj.createComment(None, account, None,
                                             datetime.datetime.utcnow(),
                                             parent,