diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/instance.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/instance.ts
index 15f95e4a5..3570c1651 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/instance.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/instance.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ interface StandaloneCheckSuccessAction {
 }
 
 const checkIfStandalone = () => (dispatch: AppDispatch) =>
-  staticFetch('/api/v1/instance', { method: 'HEAD' })
+  staticFetch('/api/v1/instance', { method: 'GET' })
     .then(({ ok, headers }) => dispatch<StandaloneCheckSuccessAction>({ type: STANDALONE_CHECK_SUCCESS, ok: ok && !!headers.get('content-type')?.includes('application/json') }))
     .catch((err) => dispatch<StandaloneCheckSuccessAction>({ type: STANDALONE_CHECK_SUCCESS, ok: err.response?.ok }));