diff --git a/app/main/index.js b/app/main/index.js
index e1026f1..2fc3b94 100644
--- a/app/main/index.js
+++ b/app/main/index.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import storage from 'electron-json-storage'
 import TwitterPinAuth from 'twitter-pin-auth'
 import { app, shell, crashReporter, BrowserWindow, Menu, ipcMain } from 'electron'
 
-import { hydrateToStream, toCsv } from '../utils/twitter'
+import { hydrateToStream, toCsv, getUserSettings } from '../utils/twitter'
 import { GET_SAVED_STORE, SAVE, AUTOSAVE, AUTHORIZE, SEND_PIN } from '../renderer/actions/settings'
 import { START_CSV_EXPORT, STOP_CSV_EXPORT, START_HYDRATION, STOP_HYDRATION, STOPPED_HYDRATION, 
          FINISH_HYDRATION, DELETE_DATASET } from '../renderer/actions/dataset'
@@ -126,23 +126,40 @@ app.on('ready', async () => {
     })
   })
 
-  ipcMain.on(AUTHORIZE, () => {
+  ipcMain.on(AUTHORIZE, event => {
     twitterPinAuth.requestAuthUrl().
       then(url => {
+        event.returnValue = url
         shell.openExternal(url)
       }).catch(err => { 
         console.error(err)
       })
   })
 
-  ipcMain.on(SEND_PIN, (event, arg) => {
-    twitterPinAuth.authorize(arg.pin)
-      .then(credentials => {
-        event.returnValue = credentials
-      }).catch(err => {
-        console.error(err)
-        event.returnValue = null
-      })
+  ipcMain.on(SEND_PIN, async (event, arg) => {
+    let result = null
+    try {
+      const credentials = await twitterPinAuth.authorize(arg.pin)
+      if (credentials) {
+        // use keys to get the screenName of the authenticating user
+        const auth = {
+          consumer_key: "TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY",
+          consumer_secret: "TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET",
+          access_token: credentials.accessTokenKey,
+          access_token_secret: credentials.accessTokenSecret
+        }
+        const settings = await getUserSettings(auth)
+        if (settings) {
+          result = {
+            ...credentials,
+            screenName: settings.screen_name
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    } catch(e) {
+      console.error(e)
+    }
+    event.returnValue = result
   })
 
   ipcMain.on(START_CSV_EXPORT, (event, arg) => {
diff --git a/app/renderer/actions/settings.js b/app/renderer/actions/settings.js
index 03c7913..3855cec 100644
--- a/app/renderer/actions/settings.js
+++ b/app/renderer/actions/settings.js
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ export const GET_SAVED_STORE = 'GET_SAVED_STORE'
 export const AUTOSAVE = 'AUTOSAVE'
 
 export function authorize() {
-  ipcRenderer.send(AUTHORIZE)
+  const url = ipcRenderer.sendSync(AUTHORIZE)
   return {
-    type: AUTHORIZE
+    type: AUTHORIZE,
+    url: url
   }
 }
 
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ export function getTwitterCredentials(pin) {
     return {
       type: SET_TWITTER_CREDENTIALS,
       twitterAccessKey: credentials.accessTokenKey,
-      twitterAccessSecret: credentials.accessTokenSecret
+      twitterAccessSecret: credentials.accessTokenSecret,
+      twitterScreenName: credentials.screenName
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/renderer/components/Settings.js b/app/renderer/components/Settings.js
index d9391f8..42937b2 100644
--- a/app/renderer/components/Settings.js
+++ b/app/renderer/components/Settings.js
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ const Container = styled.div`
   input {
     width: auto;
   }
+  form {
+    padding: 0px;
+  }
 `
 
 const Key = styled.div`
@@ -12,6 +15,11 @@ const Key = styled.div`
   font-size: smaller;
 `
 
+const ScreenName = styled.div`
+  font-size: smaller;
+  color: blue;
+`
+
 const Reset = styled.button`
   color: red;
 `
@@ -20,6 +28,11 @@ const Error = styled.div`
   color: red;
 `
 
+const TwitterAuthUrl = styled.div`
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-size: smaller;
+`
+
 export default class Settings extends Component {
 
   reset() {
@@ -38,6 +51,13 @@ export default class Settings extends Component {
           e.preventDefault()
           this.props.getTwitterCredentials(pin.value)
           }}>
+          <p>
+            Note: If a browser window did not open for you please open this URL in your browser 
+            and follow the instructions to obtain your PIN:
+            <br />
+            <br />
+            <TwitterAuthUrl>{this.props.settings.authorize}</TwitterAuthUrl>
+          </p>
           <input 
             ref={node => pin = node} 
             name="twitterPin" 
@@ -48,6 +68,7 @@ export default class Settings extends Component {
             type="text" />
           &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
           <button>Submit PIN</button>
+          <br />
         </form>
     } else {
       form = 
@@ -59,28 +80,47 @@ export default class Settings extends Component {
         </form>
     }
 
+    let screenName = ""
+    if (this.props.settings.twitterScreenName) {
+      screenName = <>
+        <label htmlFor="screenName">Twitter Account</label>
+        <ScreenName>@{this.props.settings.twitterScreenName}</ScreenName>
+        <br />
+      </>
+    }
+
+    let settings = ""
+    if (this.props.settings.twitterAccessKey) {
+      settings = <>
+        {screenName}
+        <label htmlFor="accessKey">Access Key</label>
+        <Key>{ this.props.settings.twitterAccessKey }</Key>
+        <br />
+        <label htmlFor="accessKeySecret">Access Key Secret</label>
+        <Key>{ this.props.settings.twitterAccessSecret }</Key>
+        <br />
+        <br />
+        <Reset onClick={(e) => this.reset()}>Reset</Reset>
+      </>
+    }
+
     return (
       <Container>
         <details open>
           <summary>Settings</summary>
           <p>
-          These are your settings that control who you connect
-          to the Twitter API as. You will be directed over to 
-          Twitter to grant your Hydrator application permission to 
-          use your account to retrieve Twitter data.
+          These settings that control who you connect
+          to the Twitter API as. When you click Link Your Twitter Account
+          you will be directed to Twitter to grant your Hydrator 
+          application permission to use your account to retrieve Twitter 
+          data.
           </p>
         </details>
         { form }
         <br />
-        <label htmlFor="accessKey">Access Key:</label>
-        <Key>{ this.props.settings.twitterAccessKey }</Key>
-        <br />
-        <label htmlFor="accessKeySecret">Access Key Secret:</label>
-        <Key>{ this.props.settings.twitterAccessSecret }</Key>
+        { settings }
         <br />
         <Error>{ error }</Error>
-        <br />
-        <Reset onClick={(e) => this.reset()}>Reset Settings</Reset>
       </Container>
     )
   }
diff --git a/app/renderer/reducers/settings.js b/app/renderer/reducers/settings.js
index afa70aa..965e2a8 100644
--- a/app/renderer/reducers/settings.js
+++ b/app/renderer/reducers/settings.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export default function settings(state = {}, action) {
         ...state,
         twitterAccessKey: state.twitterAccessKey,
         twitterAccessSecret: state.twitterAccessSecret,
+        twitterScreenName: state.twitterScreenName,
         authorize: false,
         invalidPin: false
       }
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ export default function settings(state = {}, action) {
     case AUTHORIZE: {
       return {
         ...state,
-        authorize: true,
+        authorize: action.url,
         invalidPin: false
       }
     }
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export default function settings(state = {}, action) {
         invalidPin: false,
         twitterAccessKey: action.twitterAccessKey,
         twitterAccessSecret: action.twitterAccessSecret,
+        twitterScreenName: action.twitterScreenName,
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/utils/twitter.js b/app/utils/twitter.js
index 80e44a0..6d62212 100644
--- a/app/utils/twitter.js
+++ b/app/utils/twitter.js
@@ -25,6 +25,22 @@ export function checkTweetIdFile(path) {
     })
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the Twitter account settings for the supplied keys.
+ * @param {*} auth an object containing Twitter API authentication keys
+ */
+
+export async function getUserSettings(auth) {
+  var twitter = Twit({
+    consumer_key: auth.consumer_key,
+    consumer_secret: auth.consumer_secret,
+    access_token: auth.access_token,
+    access_token_secret: auth.access_token_secret
+  })
+  const resp = await twitter.get('account/settings')
+  return resp.data
+}
+
 /**
  * This is kind of an awful function with tons of side effects which 
  * will write hdyrated tweets for a set of tweet ids to an output stream