diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/auth.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/auth.ts
index d2a303795..18ad7c8aa 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/auth.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/auth.ts
@@ -176,13 +176,15 @@ interface VerifyCredentialsFailAction {
 }
 
 const verifyCredentials = (token: string, accountUrl?: string) =>
-  (dispatch: AppDispatch, getState: () => RootState) => {
+  async (dispatch: AppDispatch, getState: () => RootState) => {
     const baseURL = parseBaseURL(accountUrl) || BuildConfig.BACKEND_URL;
 
     dispatch<VerifyCredentialsRequestAction>({ type: VERIFY_CREDENTIALS_REQUEST, token });
 
     const client = new PlApiClient(baseURL, token);
 
+    await client.instance.getInstance();
+
     return client.settings.verifyCredentials().then((account) => {
       dispatch(importEntities({ accounts: [account] }));
       dispatch<VerifyCredentialsSuccessAction>({ type: VERIFY_CREDENTIALS_SUCCESS, token, account });