diff --git a/pkg/connector/client.go b/pkg/connector/client.go
index 337a276..b4faded 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/client.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/client.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var (
 	_ bridgev2.ReadReceiptHandlingNetworkAPI = (*TwitterClient)(nil)
 )
 
-func NewTwitterClient(ctx context.Context, tc *TwitterConnector, login *bridgev2.UserLogin) (*TwitterClient, error) {
+func NewTwitterClient(ctx context.Context, login *bridgev2.UserLogin) *TwitterClient {
 	log := zerolog.Ctx(ctx).With().
 		Str("component", "twitter_client").
 		Str("user_login_id", string(login.ID)).
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func NewTwitterClient(ctx context.Context, tc *TwitterConnector, login *bridgev2
 
 	twitClient.client.SetEventHandler(twitClient.HandleTwitterEvent)
 
-	return twitClient, nil
+	return twitClient
 }
 
 func (tc *TwitterClient) Connect(ctx context.Context) error {
diff --git a/pkg/connector/connector.go b/pkg/connector/connector.go
index 825106d..1f9f9ef 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/connector.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/connector.go
@@ -19,14 +19,9 @@ package connector
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2/database"
-
-	"go.mau.fi/mautrix-twitter/pkg/twittermeow"
-	twitCookies "go.mau.fi/mautrix-twitter/pkg/twittermeow/cookies"
-	"go.mau.fi/mautrix-twitter/pkg/twittermeow/data/types"
 )
 
 type TwitterConnector struct {
@@ -46,8 +41,6 @@ func (tc *TwitterConnector) Init(bridge *bridgev2.Bridge) {
 }
 
 func (tc *TwitterConnector) Start(_ context.Context) error {
-
-	log.Println("starting....")
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -82,19 +75,8 @@ type UserLoginMetadata struct {
 	Cookies string
 }
 
-func (tc *TwitterConnector) LoadUserLogin(_ context.Context, login *bridgev2.UserLogin) error {
-	meta := login.Metadata.(*UserLoginMetadata)
-	clientOpts := &twittermeow.ClientOpts{
-		Cookies:       twitCookies.NewCookiesFromString(meta.Cookies),
-		WithJOTClient: true,
-	}
-	twitClient := &TwitterClient{
-		connector: tc,
-		userLogin: login,
-		client:    twittermeow.NewClient(clientOpts, login.Log),
-		userCache: make(map[string]types.User),
-	}
-	twitClient.client.SetEventHandler(twitClient.HandleTwitterEvent)
+func (tc *TwitterConnector) LoadUserLogin(ctx context.Context, login *bridgev2.UserLogin) error {
+	twitClient := NewTwitterClient(ctx, login)
 
 	_, currentUser, err := twitClient.client.LoadMessagesPage()
 	if err != nil {