diff --git a/lib/api/api_provider.dart b/lib/api/api_provider.dart
index 0b11499..a991727 100644
--- a/lib/api/api_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/api/api_provider.dart
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ AudiobookshelfApi audiobookshelfApi(Ref ref, Uri? baseUrl) {
 /// if the user is not authenticated throw an error
 @Riverpod(keepAlive: true)
 AudiobookshelfApi authenticatedApi(Ref ref) {
-  final apiSettings = ref.watch(apiSettingsProvider);
-  final user = apiSettings.activeUser;
+  final user = ref.watch(apiSettingsProvider.select((s) => s.activeUser));
   if (user == null) {
     _logger.severe('No active user can not provide authenticated api');
     throw StateError('No active user');
diff --git a/lib/api/api_provider.g.dart b/lib/api/api_provider.g.dart
index 23c630c..619a729 100644
--- a/lib/api/api_provider.g.dart
+++ b/lib/api/api_provider.g.dart
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class _AudiobookshelfApiProviderElement
   Uri? get baseUrl => (origin as AudiobookshelfApiProvider).baseUrl;
 }
 
-String _$authenticatedApiHash() => r'5cf3329fe3074e3a09e266b4bae78b53e9c01220';
+String _$authenticatedApiHash() => r'284be2c39823c20fb70035a136c430862c28fa27';
 
 /// get the api instance for the authenticated user
 ///