diff --git a/src/lib/index.ts b/src/lib/index.ts
index acad6b4..87429b1 100644
--- a/src/lib/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/index.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ export const scopeCookies = (cookies: Cookies, path: string) => {
 export const visitCountFile = `${env.WEBSITE_DATA_DIR}/visitcount`
 export const visitCount = writable(parseInt(existsSync(visitCountFile) ? readFileSync(visitCountFile).toString() : '0'));
 
-const loginToBsky = () => {
+export const loginToBsky = async () => {
     const creds = new CredentialSession(new URL("https://bsky.social"))
-    creds.login({identifier: 'gaze.systems', password: env.BSKY_PASSWORD ?? "" })
+    await creds.login({identifier: 'gaze.systems', password: env.BSKY_PASSWORD ?? "" })
     return new Agent(creds)
 }
-export const bskyClient = writable(loginToBsky())
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+export const bskyClient = writable<null | Agent>(null)
diff --git a/src/routes/log/create/+server.ts b/src/routes/log/create/+server.ts
index d269a82..55e64bb 100644
--- a/src/routes/log/create/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/log/create/+server.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { env } from '$env/dynamic/private';
 import { PUBLIC_BASE_URL } from '$env/static/public';
-import { bskyClient } from '$lib';
+import { bskyClient, loginToBsky } from '$lib';
 import { createNote } from '$lib/notes.js';
 import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ export const POST = async ({ request }) => {
     const noteId = createNote({ content: noteData.content, published })
     // bridge to bsky if want to bridge
     if (noteData.bskyPosse ?? null !== null) {
-        await get(bskyClient).post({text: `${noteData.content} (${PUBLIC_BASE_URL}/log?id=${noteId})`})
+        let client = get(bskyClient)
+        if (client === null) {
+            client = await loginToBsky()
+            bskyClient.set(client)
+        }
+        await client.post({text: `${noteData.content} (${PUBLIC_BASE_URL}/log?id=${noteId})`})
     }
     // send back created note id
     return new Response(JSON.stringify({ noteId }), {
@@ -29,4 +34,4 @@ export const POST = async ({ request }) => {
             'cache-control': 'no-store',
         }
     })
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};