diff --git a/plugins/twitch/token.cpp b/plugins/twitch/token.cpp
index 6a292a37..662e59a7 100644
--- a/plugins/twitch/token.cpp
+++ b/plugins/twitch/token.cpp
@@ -233,7 +233,11 @@ void TwitchToken::Load(obs_data_t *obj)
 {
 	Item::Load(obj);
 	_token = obs_data_get_string(obj, "token");
-	_userID = obs_data_get_string(obj, "userID");
+	if (obs_data_has_user_value(obj, "userID")) {
+		_userID = obs_data_get_string(obj, "userID");
+	} else {
+		_userID = {};
+	}
 	obs_data_set_default_bool(obj, "validateEventSubTimestamps", true);
 	_validateEventSubTimestamps =
 		obs_data_get_bool(obj, "validateEventSubTimestamps");
@@ -396,6 +400,10 @@ bool TwitchToken::IsValid(bool forceUpdate) const
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		if (!_userID) {
+			_userID = id;
+		}
+
 		_lastValidityCheckResult = true;
 		return true;
 	};
diff --git a/plugins/twitch/token.hpp b/plugins/twitch/token.hpp
index 7f7acecf..8c1301e1 100644
--- a/plugins/twitch/token.hpp
+++ b/plugins/twitch/token.hpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ private:
 	mutable std::string _lastValidityCheckValue;
 	mutable bool _lastValidityCheckResult = false;
 	mutable std::chrono::system_clock::time_point _lastValidityCheckTime;
-	std::optional<std::string> _userID;
+	mutable std::optional<std::string> _userID;
 	std::set<TokenOption> _tokenOptions = TokenOption::GetAllTokenOptions();
 	std::shared_ptr<EventSub> _eventSub;
 	bool _validateEventSubTimestamps = false;