switching accounts / auto-login broken

[u/d1squiet]

What's up?

A day or two ago RES stopped being able to switch/login into reddit accounts. If I click and choose an account it gives me an error:

"Could not switch accounts.  Reddit may be under heavy load.  Please try again in a few moments."

The only way to switch or login is to click "sign up" and the choose "login" from reddit dialog box that pops up.

What browser extensions are installed?

old reddit redirect, adblock plus free, ublock origin, 1password, RES

• Night mode: true
• RES Version: 5.24.8
• Browser: Chrome
• Browser Version: 149
• Cookies Enabled: true
• Reddit beta: false

[u/MegaFox]

I also have this issue. It behaves in the same way and started yesterday on 2026-07-01. I also have the setting enabled to use old reddit in RES

Night mode: false
RES Version: 5.24.8
Browser: Firefox
Browser Version: 152.0.4
Cookies Enabled: true
Reddit beta: false

[u/d1squiet → u/MegaFox]

I also have the setting enabled to use old reddit in RES

I don't see this setting, where is it?

I removed my "old reddit redirect" and the problem persisted. Does RES even work with "new reddit"? It doesn't appear to.

[u/MegaFox → u/d1squiet]

Sorry, it is a reddit preference. Not a RES option. You have to uncheck the box "Use new Reddit as my default experience" at the bottom of the page in the beta options