diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3afb0c8..5c08e5c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 /target
-config.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+config.yaml*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/matrix.rs b/src/matrix.rs
index 732d2ab..1c05a96 100644
--- a/src/matrix.rs
+++ b/src/matrix.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ pub async fn get_clients(config: &mut Config) -> Vec<Client> {
                 }
             }
         }
+        // If client is logged in, update the config to persist the session
+        if let Some(session) = client.session().await {
+            conf.access_token = Some(session.access_token);
+            conf.device_id = Some(session.device_id.to_string());
+        }
         
         clients.push(client.clone());
     }