diff --git a/src/common/components/InformationBar/InformationBar.js b/src/common/components/InformationBar/InformationBar.js
index 111e5e84df66ba64d5dd25c94d3735a1b19e33f9..c2bcd95c637e58cfa6849d20856b4ea5c588b24a 100644
--- a/src/common/components/InformationBar/InformationBar.js
+++ b/src/common/components/InformationBar/InformationBar.js
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ function InformationBar({
   useEffect(() => {
     getServiceStatus();
     // Avoid race problem with channel getPreference and avoid duplicate global getPrefereces call
-    if (preferences.global.length === 0 && !window.location.pathname.startsWith('/channels')) {
+    if (
+      isAuthenticated &&
+      preferences.global.length === 0 &&
+      !window.location.pathname.startsWith('/channels')
+    ) {
       getPreferences(null, true);
     }
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps