diff --git a/front/src/App.vue b/front/src/App.vue
index 34f88abe9..4bc357c44 100644
--- a/front/src/App.vue
+++ b/front/src/App.vue
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ const { width } = useWindowSize()
 const showSetInstanceModal = ref(false)
 
 // Fetch user data on startup
-if (store.state.auth.authenticated) {
-  store.dispatch('auth/fetchUser')
-}
+// NOTE: We're not checking if we're authenticated in the store,
+//       because we want to learn if we are authenticated at all
+store.dispatch('auth/fetchUser')
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/front/src/store/auth.ts b/front/src/store/auth.ts
index 030cf35f5..f52a181c7 100644
--- a/front/src/store/auth.ts
+++ b/front/src/store/auth.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { User } from '~/types'
+import type { BackendError, User } from '~/types'
 import type { Module } from 'vuex'
 import type { RootState } from '~/store/index'
 import type { RouteLocationRaw } from 'vue-router'
@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@ const store: Module<State, RootState> = {
           dispatch('moderation/fetchContentFilters', null, { root: true })
         ])
       } catch (error) {
+        if ((error as BackendError).response?.status === 401) {
+          logger.info('User is not authenticated')
+          return
+        }
+
         logger.error('Error while fetching user profile', error)
       }
     },