diff --git a/app/scripts/keyring-controller.js b/app/scripts/keyring-controller.js
index 68fc6e882..40cc975f9 100644
--- a/app/scripts/keyring-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/keyring-controller.js
@@ -244,6 +244,15 @@ class KeyringController extends EventEmitter {
     return this.fullUpdate()
   }
 
+  // Get Selected Account
+  //
+  // returns String
+  //
+  // Gets the state's `selectedAccount` value
+  getSelectedAccount () {
+    return this.store.getState().selectedAccount
+  }
+
   // Save Account Label
   // @string account
   // @string label
diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index 422fda3d7..b9a94b0c9 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
       txList: this.configManager.getTxList(),
       txHistoryLimit: 40,
       setTxList: this.configManager.setTxList.bind(this.configManager),
-      getSelectedAccount: this.configManager.getSelectedAccount.bind(this.configManager),
+      getSelectedAccount: this.keyringController.getSelectedAccount.bind(this.keyringController),
       getGasMultiplier: this.configManager.getGasMultiplier.bind(this.configManager),
       getNetwork: this.getStateNetwork.bind(this),
       signTransaction: this.keyringController.signTransaction.bind(this.keyringController),
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
       rpcUrl: this.configManager.getCurrentRpcAddress(),
       // account mgmt
       getAccounts: (cb) => {
-        let selectedAccount = this.configManager.getSelectedAccount()
+        let selectedAccount = this.keyringController.getSelectedAccount()
         let result = selectedAccount ? [selectedAccount] : []
         cb(null, result)
       },
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
   // ensuring they are only ever available in the background process.
   clearSeedWordCache (cb) {
     this.configManager.setSeedWords(null)
-    cb(null, this.configManager.getSelectedAccount())
+    cb(null, this.keyringController.getSelectedAccount())
   }
 
   importAccountWithStrategy (strategy, args, cb) {