From 5e05048ba8a7e53c7a95bdd7bd472d957672296f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pinaki Bandyopadhyay <pinaki@Pinakis-MacBook-Air.local>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:00:57 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: unnecessary auth call

---
 src/components/auth-provider.tsx | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/components/auth-provider.tsx b/src/components/auth-provider.tsx
index e051f0e..7d7c3ff 100644
--- a/src/components/auth-provider.tsx
+++ b/src/components/auth-provider.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ export function AuthProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const pathname = usePathname();
 
   const fetchUser = async () => {
+    // Skip the backend call if the user doesn't even have the auth cookie
+    if (typeof document !== 'undefined' && !document.cookie.includes(AUTH_COOKIE_NAME)) {
+      setUser(null);
+      setLoading(false);
+      return;
+    }
+
     try {
       const res = await fetch('/api/auth/me');
       if (res.ok) {