diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/status-bar/StatusBar.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/status-bar/StatusBar.tsx
index feda8c73787..0b743442da4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/status-bar/StatusBar.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/status-bar/StatusBar.tsx
@@ -1090,11 +1090,17 @@ function CodexSwitcherMenu({
     }
   }, [])
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (accountsExpanded) {
-      void fetchInactiveCodexAccountUsage()
-    }
-  }, [accountsExpanded, fetchInactiveCodexAccountUsage])
+  const handleAccountsExpandedToggle = useCallback((): void => {
+    setAccountsExpanded((current) => {
+      const nextExpanded = !current
+      if (nextExpanded) {
+        // Why: inactive-account usage is needed only for the explicit switcher
+        // expansion, so fetch it on that event instead of one render later.
+        void fetchInactiveCodexAccountUsage()
+      }
+      return nextExpanded
+    })
+  }, [fetchInactiveCodexAccountUsage])
 
   const selectedRuntimeKey = getCodexStatusRuntimeKey(
     normalizeCodexStatusRuntimeTarget(accountState, toCodexStatusRuntimeTarget(codexTarget))
@@ -1136,7 +1142,7 @@ function CodexSwitcherMenu({
       <DropdownMenuItem
         onSelect={(event) => {
           event.preventDefault()
-          setAccountsExpanded((prev) => !prev)
+          handleAccountsExpandedToggle()
         }}
       >
         <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-0.5 py-0.5 text-[12px]">