diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/auth/auth.context.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/auth/auth.context.ts
index e2a408ae0b..f4a418727d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/auth/auth.context.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/auth/auth.context.ts
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export class UmbAuthContext extends UmbContextBase<UmbAuthContext> {
 	 * @returns True if the token is valid, otherwise false
 	 */
 	async validateToken(): Promise<boolean> {
-		return this.#authFlow.makeRefreshTokenRequest();
+		return this.#isBypassed || this.#authFlow.makeRefreshTokenRequest();
 	}
 
 	/**