diff --git a/autopilot/workerpool.go b/autopilot/workerpool.go
index 54617aee9..000bc9860 100644
--- a/autopilot/workerpool.go
+++ b/autopilot/workerpool.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	rhpv3 "go.sia.tech/core/rhp/v3"
 	"go.sia.tech/core/types"
 	"go.sia.tech/renterd/api"
 	"go.sia.tech/renterd/object"
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Worker interface {
-	Account(ctx context.Context, hostKey types.PublicKey) (rhpv3.Account, error)
+	Account(ctx context.Context, hostKey types.PublicKey) (api.Account, error)
 	Contracts(ctx context.Context, hostTimeout time.Duration) (api.ContractsResponse, error)
 	ID(ctx context.Context) (string, error)
 	MigrateSlab(ctx context.Context, s object.Slab, set string) error
diff --git a/internal/test/e2e/cluster_test.go b/internal/test/e2e/cluster_test.go
index 80a77f751..31eeeae36 100644
--- a/internal/test/e2e/cluster_test.go
+++ b/internal/test/e2e/cluster_test.go
@@ -1373,19 +1373,18 @@ func TestEphemeralAccountSync(t *testing.T) {
 	cluster.sync()
 
 	// ask for the account, this should trigger its creation
-	tt.OKAll(cluster.Worker.Account(context.Background(), hk))
+	account, err := cluster.Worker.Account(context.Background(), hk)
+	tt.OK(err)
+	if account.ID != acc.ID {
+		t.Fatalf("account ID mismatch, expected %v got %v", acc.ID, account.ID)
+	} else if account.CleanShutdown || !account.RequiresSync {
+		t.Fatalf("account shouldn't be marked as clean shutdown or not require a sync, got %v %v", account.CleanShutdown, accounts[0].RequiresSync)
+	}
 
 	// make sure we form a contract
 	cluster.WaitForContracts()
 	cluster.MineBlocks(1)
 
-	accounts = cluster.Accounts()
-	if len(accounts) != 1 || accounts[0].ID != acc.ID {
-		t.Fatal("account should exist")
-	} else if accounts[0].CleanShutdown || !accounts[0].RequiresSync {
-		t.Fatal("account shouldn't be marked as clean shutdown or not require a sync, got", accounts[0].CleanShutdown, accounts[0].RequiresSync)
-	}
-
 	// assert account was funded
 	tt.Retry(100, 100*time.Millisecond, func() error {
 		accounts = cluster.Accounts()
@@ -1393,8 +1392,8 @@ func TestEphemeralAccountSync(t *testing.T) {
 			return errors.New("account should exist")
 		} else if accounts[0].Balance.Cmp(types.ZeroCurrency.Big()) == 0 {
 			return errors.New("account isn't funded")
-		} else if accounts[0].RequiresSync {
-			return fmt.Errorf("account shouldn't require a sync, got %v", accounts[0].RequiresSync)
+		} else if !accounts[0].CleanShutdown || accounts[0].RequiresSync {
+			return fmt.Errorf("account should be marked as clean shutdown and not require a sync, got %v %v", accounts[0].CleanShutdown, accounts[0].RequiresSync)
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
diff --git a/worker/client/client.go b/worker/client/client.go
index 6a64fc31b..0063938d6 100644
--- a/worker/client/client.go
+++ b/worker/client/client.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func New(addr, password string) *Client {
 }
 
 // Account returns the account id for a given host.
-func (c *Client) Account(ctx context.Context, hostKey types.PublicKey) (account rhpv3.Account, err error) {
+func (c *Client) Account(ctx context.Context, hostKey types.PublicKey) (account api.Account, err error) {
 	err = c.c.WithContext(ctx).GET(fmt.Sprintf("/account/%s", hostKey), &account)
 	return
 }
diff --git a/worker/worker.go b/worker/worker.go
index 074680cf2..bd95d4def 100644
--- a/worker/worker.go
+++ b/worker/worker.go
@@ -840,8 +840,7 @@ func (w *Worker) accountHandlerGET(jc jape.Context) {
 	if jc.DecodeParam("hostkey", &hostKey) != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	account := rhpv3.Account(w.accounts.ForHost(hostKey).ID())
-	jc.Encode(account)
+	jc.Encode(w.accounts.Account(hostKey))
 }
 
 func (w *Worker) accountsHandlerGET(jc jape.Context) {