diff --git a/src/frontend/src/functions/auth.tsx b/src/frontend/src/functions/auth.tsx
index 8fd807e6a5..35a6baadee 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/functions/auth.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/functions/auth.tsx
@@ -316,13 +316,13 @@ export function authApi(
   method: 'get' | 'post' | 'put' | 'delete' = 'get',
   data?: any
 ) {
-  const [session] = useUserState((state) => [state.session]);
+  const state = useUserState.getState();
   // extend default axios instance with session token
   const requestConfig = config || {};
   if (!requestConfig.headers) {
     requestConfig.headers = {};
   }
-  requestConfig.headers['X-Session-Token'] = session;
+  requestConfig.headers['X-Session-Token'] = state.session;
 
   // set method
   requestConfig.method = method;
@@ -333,5 +333,5 @@ export function authApi(
   }
 
   // use normal api
-  return api.post(url, requestConfig);
+  return api(url, requestConfig);
 }
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/views/MainView.tsx b/src/frontend/src/views/MainView.tsx
index 56c2bb77e6..c874ae7288 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/views/MainView.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/views/MainView.tsx
@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@ export default function MainView() {
   const [allowMobile] = useLocalState((state) => [state.allowMobile]);
   // Set initial login status
   useEffect(() => {
-    // Local state initialization
-    setApiDefaults();
+    try {
+      // Local state initialization
+      setApiDefaults();
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(e);
+    }
   }, []);
 
   // Check if mobile