diff --git a/model.go b/model.go
index 5626cdb..9545bdd 100644
--- a/model.go
+++ b/model.go
@@ -227,14 +227,17 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		))
 
 		profiles := m.app.ListProfiles()
-		m.profiles = append(m.profiles, profile{
+		newProfile := profile{
 			name:  msg.name,
 			onion: profiles[len(profiles)-1],
 			statusViewport: viewport.New(
 				m.width,
 				m.height-3,
 			),
-		})
+		}
+		m.profiles = append(m.profiles, newProfile)
+
+		cmds = append(cmds, startProfileCmd(m, newProfile.onion))
 
 		m.menuBar = append(m.menuBar, msg.name)
 
@@ -256,6 +259,7 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 
 		for _, profile := range profiles {
 			m.menuBar = append(m.menuBar, profile.name)
+			cmds = append(cmds, startProfileCmd(m, profile.onion))
 		}
 
 		m.profiles = profiles
@@ -314,6 +318,7 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		m.app = msg.app
 		m.acn = msg.acn
 		m.connState = connected
+		m.app.ActivateEngines(true, true, false)
 
 	case errMsg:
 		cmds = append(cmds, m.sendStatusCmd(msg.Error()))
diff --git a/profile.go b/profile.go
index 06cae20..4d75cda 100644
--- a/profile.go
+++ b/profile.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"cwtch.im/cwtch/model/attr"
 	"cwtch.im/cwtch/model/constants"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/viewport"
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 )
 
 type profile struct {
@@ -42,3 +43,8 @@ func unlockProfiles(m model, password string) profiles {
 
 	return unlocked
 }
+
+func startProfileCmd(m model, onion string) tea.Msg {
+	// https://git.openprivacy.ca/sarah/cwtchbot/src/branch/main/bot.go
+	return nil
+}