diff --git a/lib/core/auth/auth_store.dart b/lib/core/auth/auth_store.dart
index deb9072c..5b8fc210 100644
--- a/lib/core/auth/auth_store.dart
+++ b/lib/core/auth/auth_store.dart
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ abstract class _AuthBase with Store {
         'redirect_uri': 'auth://',
         'response_type': 'token',
         'scope': 'chat:read chat:edit user:read:follows',
+        'force_verify': 'true',
       },
     );
 
diff --git a/lib/models/badges.dart b/lib/models/badges.dart
index d7b13fb3..8662c295 100644
--- a/lib/models/badges.dart
+++ b/lib/models/badges.dart
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@ class BadgeImagesTwitch {
   @JsonKey(name: 'image_url_4x')
   final String imageUrl4x;
 
-  const BadgeImagesTwitch(this.id, this.imageUrl1x, this.imageUrl2x, this.imageUrl4x);
+  const BadgeImagesTwitch(
+    this.id,
+    this.imageUrl1x,
+    this.imageUrl2x,
+    this.imageUrl4x,
+  );
 
   factory BadgeImagesTwitch.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) => _$BadgeImagesTwitchFromJson(json);
 }
@@ -23,7 +28,10 @@ class BadgesTwitch {
   final String setId;
   final List<BadgeImagesTwitch> versions;
 
-  const BadgesTwitch(this.setId, this.versions);
+  const BadgesTwitch(
+    this.setId,
+    this.versions,
+  );
 
   factory BadgesTwitch.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) => _$BadgesTwitchFromJson(json);
 }
diff --git a/lib/screens/channel/chat/chat_store.dart b/lib/screens/channel/chat/chat_store.dart
index a5964a91..191af9c3 100644
--- a/lib/screens/channel/chat/chat_store.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/channel/chat/chat_store.dart
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ abstract class _ChatStoreBase with Store {
     // Listen for new messages and forward them to the handler.
     _channel.stream.listen(
       (data) => _handleIRCData(data.toString()),
+      onError: (error) => debugPrint('Failed to connect to chat: ${error.toString()}'),
       onDone: () => debugPrint("Disconnected from $channelName's chat."),
     );
 
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ abstract class _ChatStoreBase with Store {
             debugPrint('Unknown command: ${parsedIRCMessage.command}');
             continue;
         }
+
         _deleteAndScrollToEnd();
       } else if (message == 'PING :tmi.twitch.tv') {
         _channel.sink.add('PONG :tmi.twitch.tv');
@@ -152,28 +154,6 @@ abstract class _ChatStoreBase with Store {
     }
   }
 
-  /// Sends the given string message by the logged-in user and adds it to [messages].
-  @action
-  void sendMessage(String message) {
-    // Do not send if the message is blank/empty.
-    if (message.isEmpty) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Send the message to the IRC chat room.
-    _channel.sink.add('PRIVMSG #$channelName :$message');
-
-    // Obtain the logged-in user's appearance in chat with USERSTATE and create the full message to render.
-    if (_userState != null) {
-      final userChatMessage = IRCMessage.fromString(_userState!);
-      userChatMessage.message = message;
-      toSend = userChatMessage;
-    }
-
-    // Clear the previous input in the TextField.
-    textController.clear();
-  }
-
   /// If [_autoScroll] is enabled, removes messages if [messages] is too large and scrolls to the latest message.
   @action
   void _deleteAndScrollToEnd() {
@@ -207,6 +187,28 @@ abstract class _ChatStoreBase with Store {
     });
   }
 
+  /// Sends the given string message by the logged-in user and adds it to [messages].
+  @action
+  void sendMessage(String message) {
+    // Do not send if the message is blank/empty.
+    if (message.isEmpty) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Send the message to the IRC chat room.
+    _channel.sink.add('PRIVMSG #$channelName :$message');
+
+    // Obtain the logged-in user's appearance in chat with USERSTATE and create the full message to render.
+    if (_userState != null) {
+      final userChatMessage = IRCMessage.fromString(_userState!);
+      userChatMessage.message = message;
+      toSend = userChatMessage;
+    }
+
+    // Clear the previous input in the TextField.
+    textController.clear();
+  }
+
   /// Fetches global and channel assets (badges and emotes) and stores them in [_assetToUrl]
   Future<void> getAssets() async {
     // Fetch the desired channel/user's information.
diff --git a/lib/screens/channel/chat/chat_store.g.dart b/lib/screens/channel/chat/chat_store.g.dart
index 4d7a6dd6..c67dc6eb 100644
--- a/lib/screens/channel/chat/chat_store.g.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/channel/chat/chat_store.g.dart
@@ -57,17 +57,6 @@ mixin _$ChatStore on _ChatStoreBase, Store {
     }
   }
 
-  @override
-  void sendMessage(String message) {
-    final _$actionInfo = _$_ChatStoreBaseActionController.startAction(
-        name: '_ChatStoreBase.sendMessage');
-    try {
-      return super.sendMessage(message);
-    } finally {
-      _$_ChatStoreBaseActionController.endAction(_$actionInfo);
-    }
-  }
-
   @override
   void _deleteAndScrollToEnd() {
     final _$actionInfo = _$_ChatStoreBaseActionController.startAction(
@@ -90,6 +79,17 @@ mixin _$ChatStore on _ChatStoreBase, Store {
     }
   }
 
+  @override
+  void sendMessage(String message) {
+    final _$actionInfo = _$_ChatStoreBaseActionController.startAction(
+        name: '_ChatStoreBase.sendMessage');
+    try {
+      return super.sendMessage(message);
+    } finally {
+      _$_ChatStoreBaseActionController.endAction(_$actionInfo);
+    }
+  }
+
   @override
   String toString() {
     return '''
diff --git a/lib/screens/stream_list/streams_followed/followed_streams_store.dart b/lib/screens/stream_list/streams_followed/followed_streams_store.dart
index d39f8d45..8d6fea62 100644
--- a/lib/screens/stream_list/streams_followed/followed_streams_store.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/stream_list/streams_followed/followed_streams_store.dart
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ abstract class _FollowedStreamsStoreBase with Store {
   bool get hasMore => _isLoading == false && _followedStreamsCurrentCursor != null;
 
   _FollowedStreamsStoreBase({required this.authStore}) {
-    getFollowedStreams();
+    if (authStore.isLoggedIn) getFollowedStreams();
   }
 
   /// Fetches the followed streams based on the current cursor.