diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index af231ca1..1847a132 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,12 +12,19 @@
 <!-- ### Dependencies -->
 <!--  -->
 
+## oidc-agent 5.2.3
+
+### Bugfixes
+
+- Fixed a bug where `oidc-token` would segfault if the account was not known.
+
 ## oidc-agent 5.2.2
 
 ### Bugfixes
 
-- Fixed a bug where `oidc-agent` would crash due to a segmentation fault if `~/.config/oidc-agent/issuer.config` was not present.
-  
+- Fixed a bug where `oidc-agent` would crash due to a segmentation fault if `~/.config/oidc-agent/issuer.config` was not
+  present.
+
 ## oidc-agent 5.2.1
 
 ### Bugfixes
diff --git a/src/ipc/ipc.c b/src/ipc/ipc.c
index 9fff9e83..3fb59a36 100644
--- a/src/ipc/ipc.c
+++ b/src/ipc/ipc.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ oidc_error_t ipc_client_init(struct connection* con, unsigned char remote) {
   char* path = getRegistryValue(env_var_name);
 #else
   char* path = oidc_strcopy(getenv(env_var_name));
-  if (path == NULL) {
+  if (path == NULL && remote == 0) {
     path        = defaultSocketPath();
     usedDefault = 1;
   }