diff --git a/lib/utils/identity-search-utils.js b/lib/utils/identity-search-utils.js
--- a/lib/utils/identity-search-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/identity-search-utils.js
@@ -4,16 +4,20 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { usingCommServicesAccessToken } from './services-utils.js';
+import { isLoggedIn } from '../selectors/user-selectors.js';
 import { IdentityClientContext } from '../shared/identity-client-context.js';
 import { type IdentitySearchAuthMessage } from '../types/identity-search/auth-message-types.js';
+import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 
 export function useGetIdentitySearchAuthMessage(): () => Promise<?IdentitySearchAuthMessage> {
+  const loggedIn = useSelector(isLoggedIn);
+
   const identityContext = React.useContext(IdentityClientContext);
   invariant(identityContext, 'Identity context should be set');
   const getAuthMetadata = identityContext.getAuthMetadata;
 
   return React.useCallback(async () => {
-    if (!getAuthMetadata || !usingCommServicesAccessToken) {
+    if (!loggedIn || !usingCommServicesAccessToken) {
       return null;
     }
 
@@ -24,6 +28,7 @@
       !authMetadata.deviceID ||
       !authMetadata.accessToken
     ) {
+      console.log('Error getting auth message: authMetadata incomplete');
       return null;
     }
 
@@ -33,5 +38,5 @@
       deviceID: authMetadata?.deviceID,
       accessToken: authMetadata?.accessToken,
     };
-  }, [getAuthMetadata]);
+  }, [getAuthMetadata, loggedIn]);
 }