diff --git a/frontend/src/services/api.ts b/frontend/src/services/api.ts
index 33ecc0e6370c..82f4468c1b08 100644
--- a/frontend/src/services/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/services/api.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export async function request(
   } catch (e) {
     onFail(`Error fetching ${url}`);
   }
-  if (response?.status === 401) {
+  if (response?.status === 401 && !url.startsWith("/api/authenticate")) {
     await request(
       "/api/authenticate",
       {