diff --git a/components/overlays/SessionProxiesOverlay.vue b/components/overlays/SessionProxiesOverlay.vue
index 77b655e..e3d2c45 100644
--- a/components/overlays/SessionProxiesOverlay.vue
+++ b/components/overlays/SessionProxiesOverlay.vue
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ const modifySessionProxyRole = async (
       " expiry update to: " +
       expiry,
   );
+  // clear the cached proxy entry at old role. it will be added again with the new role
+  // at the next fetchIncogniteeBalance
+  accountStore.removeProxyForRole(bestSessionProxyRole.value);
   const nonce = new u32(
     new TypeRegistry(),
     accountStore.nonce[incogniteeSidechain.value],
@@ -360,6 +363,12 @@ watch(
       isSignerBusy.value = false;
       [bestSessionProxy.value, bestSessionProxyRole.value] =
         accountStore.sessionProxyBest();
+      console.log(
+        "best session proxy: ",
+        bestSessionProxy.value.address,
+        " role: ",
+        bestSessionProxyRole.value,
+      );
       if (bestSessionProxyRole.value !== null) {
         selectedSessionProxyRole.value = bestSessionProxyRole.value;
       } else {
diff --git a/store/account.ts b/store/account.ts
index 575de1f..2f3a595 100644
--- a/store/account.ts
+++ b/store/account.ts
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ export const useAccount = defineStore("account", {
       this.sessionProxies[role] = sessionProxy;
       this.sessionProxySeeds[sessionProxy] = seed;
     },
+    removeProxyForRole(role: SessionProxyRole) {
+      delete this.sessionProxies[role];
+      delete this.sessionProxySeeds[role];
+    },
     setBalanceFree(balance: BigInt, chain: ChainId) {
       this.balanceFree[chain] = balance;
     },