diff --git a/src/components/sideMenu/container/sideMenuContainer.js b/src/components/sideMenu/container/sideMenuContainer.tsx
similarity index 59%
rename from src/components/sideMenu/container/sideMenuContainer.js
rename to src/components/sideMenu/container/sideMenuContainer.tsx
index 92fec2a23..f6e4c9961 100644
--- a/src/components/sideMenu/container/sideMenuContainer.js
+++ b/src/components/sideMenu/container/sideMenuContainer.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { Alert } from 'react-native'
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 
 // Actions
@@ -7,9 +8,16 @@ import { setInitPosts, setFeedPosts } from '../../../redux/actions/postsAction';
 
 // Component
 import SideMenuView from '../view/sideMenuView';
+import { useDrawerStatus } from '@react-navigation/drawer';
+import { updateCurrentAccount } from '../../../redux/actions/accountAction';
+import { getUser } from '../../../providers/hive/dhive';
+import bugsnapInstance from '../../../config/bugsnag';
 
 const SideMenuContainer = ({ navigation }) => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const drawerStatus = useDrawerStatus();
+
+  
 
   const isLoggedIn = useSelector((state) => state.application.isLoggedIn);
   const currentAccount = useSelector((state) => state.account.currentAccount);
@@ -17,6 +25,34 @@ const SideMenuContainer = ({ navigation }) => {
     (state) => state.ui.isVisibleAccountsBottomSheet,
   );
 
+
+  useEffect(()=>{
+    if(drawerStatus === 'open'){
+      //update profile on drawer open
+      _updateUserData();
+    }
+    
+  }, [drawerStatus])
+
+
+  //fetches and update user data
+  const _updateUserData = async () => {
+    try{
+      if(currentAccount?.username){
+        let accountData = await getUser(currentAccount.username);
+        if(accountData){
+          dispatch(updateCurrentAccount({...currentAccount, ...accountData}))
+        } 
+      }
+     
+    } catch(err){
+      console.warn("failed to update user data")
+      bugsnapInstance.notify(err);
+    }
+  
+  }
+
+
   const _navigateToRoute = (route = null) => {
     if (route) {
       navigation.navigate(route);