diff --git a/components/GetPlaybackInfoTask.brs b/components/GetPlaybackInfoTask.brs
index 0cd6374dd..147028747 100644
--- a/components/GetPlaybackInfoTask.brs
+++ b/components/GetPlaybackInfoTask.brs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ end function
 ' Returns an array of playback info to be displayed during playback.
 ' In the future, with a custom playback info view, we can return an associated array.
 sub getPlaybackInfoTask()
-    sessions = api.sessions.Get()
+    sessions = api.sessions.Get({ "deviceId": m.global.device.serverDeviceName })
 
     m.playbackInfo = ItemPostPlaybackInfo(m.top.videoID)
 
diff --git a/source/ShowScenes.brs b/source/ShowScenes.brs
index b236aad34..28d38b845 100644
--- a/source/ShowScenes.brs
+++ b/source/ShowScenes.brs
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ function LoginFlow()
                     else
                         print "Success! Auth token is still valid"
                         session.user.Login(currentUser, true)
-                        session.user.LoadUserPreferences()
                         LoadUserAbilities()
                         return true
                     end if
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ function LoginFlow()
                 if isValid(userData)
                     print "login success!"
                     session.user.Login(userData, true)
-                    session.user.LoadUserPreferences()
                     LoadUserAbilities()
                     return true
                 else
@@ -175,7 +173,6 @@ function LoginFlow()
                 if isValid(userData)
                     print "login success!"
                     session.user.Login(userData, true)
-                    session.user.LoadUserPreferences()
                     LoadUserAbilities()
                     return true
                 else
@@ -201,7 +198,6 @@ function LoginFlow()
         goto start_login
     end if
 
-    session.user.LoadUserPreferences()
     LoadUserAbilities()
     m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("clearScenes")
 
diff --git a/source/VideoPlayer.brs b/source/VideoPlayer.brs
index d8615ec7c..f992b1cd4 100644
--- a/source/VideoPlayer.brs
+++ b/source/VideoPlayer.brs
@@ -468,7 +468,8 @@ end sub
 ' Returns an array of playback info to be displayed during playback.
 ' In the future, with a custom playback info view, we can return an associated array.
 function GetPlaybackInfo()
-    sessions = api.sessions.Get()
+    sessions = api.sessions.Get({ "deviceId": m.global.device.serverDeviceName })
+
     if isValid(sessions) and sessions.Count() > 0
         return GetTranscodingStats(sessions[0])
     end if
diff --git a/source/api/baserequest.brs b/source/api/baserequest.brs
index 103461339..d68fcba45 100644
--- a/source/api/baserequest.brs
+++ b/source/api/baserequest.brs
@@ -205,11 +205,7 @@ function authRequest(request as object) as object
         auth = auth + ", UserId=" + QUOTE + m.global.session.user.id + QUOTE
     end if
 
-    if m.global.session.user <> invalid and m.global.session.user.friendlyName <> invalid
-        auth = auth + ", DeviceId=" + QUOTE + m.global.device.id + m.global.session.user.friendlyName + QUOTE
-    else
-        auth = auth + ", DeviceId=" + QUOTE + m.global.device.id + QUOTE
-    end if
+    auth = auth + ", DeviceId=" + QUOTE + m.global.device.serverDeviceName + QUOTE
 
     if m.global.session.user.authToken <> invalid
         auth = auth + ", Token=" + QUOTE + m.global.session.user.authToken + QUOTE
diff --git a/source/api/sdk.bs b/source/api/sdk.bs
index 51bca7834..38ef4929a 100644
--- a/source/api/sdk.bs
+++ b/source/api/sdk.bs
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ namespace api
         end function
 
         ' Gets a list of sessions.
-        function Get(params = { "deviceId": m.global.device.id } as object)
+        function Get(params = { "deviceId": m.global.device.serverDeviceName } as object)
             req = APIRequest("/sessions", params)
             return getJson(req)
         end function
diff --git a/source/utils/globals.brs b/source/utils/globals.brs
index 538ce30d6..2c3dd2a76 100644
--- a/source/utils/globals.brs
+++ b/source/utils/globals.brs
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ sub SaveDeviceToGlobal()
             uuid: deviceInfo.GetRandomUUID(),
             name: displayName,
             friendlyName: filteredFriendly,
+            serverDeviceName: deviceInfo.getChannelClientID(),
             model: deviceInfo.GetModel(),
             modelType: deviceInfo.GetModelType(),
             modelDetails: deviceInfo.GetModelDetails(),
diff --git a/source/utils/session.bs b/source/utils/session.bs
index 9b5665a7a..56548aa56 100644
--- a/source/utils/session.bs
+++ b/source/utils/session.bs
@@ -173,10 +173,24 @@ namespace session
                 set_user_setting("token", tmpSession.user.authToken)
                 set_user_setting("username", tmpSession.user.name)
             end if
+
+            session.user.LoadUserPreferences()
+        end sub
+
+        ' Sets the global server device name value used by the API
+        sub SetServerDeviceName()
+            if isValid(m.global.session.user) and isValid(m.global.session.user.friendlyName)
+                m.global.device.serverDeviceName = m.global.device.id + m.global.session.user.friendlyName
+            else
+                m.global.device.serverDeviceName = m.global.device.id
+            end if
         end sub
 
         ' Load and parse Display Settings from server
         sub LoadUserPreferences()
+            ' Save device id so we don't calculate it every time we need it
+            session.user.SetServerDeviceName()
+
             id = m.global.session.user.id
             ' Currently using client "emby", which is what website uses so we get same Display prefs as web.
             ' May want to change to specific Roku display settings
@@ -337,6 +351,9 @@ namespace session
                         session.user.settings.Save(item, get_setting(item))
                     end if
                 end for
+
+                ' Reset server device name state
+                session.user.SetServerDeviceName()
             end sub
 
             ' Saves the user setting to the global session.