diff --git a/electron/app/services/cloud/ipc.ts b/electron/app/services/cloud/ipc.ts
index f8d87b3fb..8152a5b01 100644
--- a/electron/app/services/cloud/ipc.ts
+++ b/electron/app/services/cloud/ipc.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import {handleIpc} from '../../utils/ipc';
 import {cloudLogin, cloudLogout} from './login';
 import {getPolicy} from './policy';
 import {getProjectInfo} from './project';
-import {getUser} from './user';
+import {getSerializedUser} from './user';
 
 handleIpc('cloud:login', cloudLogin);
 handleIpc('cloud:logout', cloudLogout);
-handleIpc('cloud:getUser', getUser);
+handleIpc('cloud:getUser', getSerializedUser);
 handleIpc('cloud:getPolicy', getPolicy);
 handleIpc('cloud:getProjectInfo', getProjectInfo);
diff --git a/electron/app/services/cloud/policy.ts b/electron/app/services/cloud/policy.ts
index 783b92550..c52744605 100644
--- a/electron/app/services/cloud/policy.ts
+++ b/electron/app/services/cloud/policy.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 import log from 'loglevel';
 
-import {getAuthenticator} from './authenticator';
 import {getSynchronizer} from './synchronizer';
+import {getUser} from './user';
 
 export const getPolicy = async (repoPath: string) => {
-  const authenticator = await getAuthenticator();
   const synchronizer = await getSynchronizer();
-
-  const user = await authenticator?.getUser();
-
+  const user = await getUser();
   if (!user?.token || !synchronizer) {
     return null;
   }
diff --git a/electron/app/services/cloud/project.ts b/electron/app/services/cloud/project.ts
index 938da6430..95507c7b7 100644
--- a/electron/app/services/cloud/project.ts
+++ b/electron/app/services/cloud/project.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-import {getAuthenticator} from './authenticator';
 import {getSynchronizer} from './synchronizer';
+import {getUser} from './user';
 
 export const getProjectInfo = async (repoPath: string) => {
-  const authenticator = await getAuthenticator();
   const synchronizer = await getSynchronizer();
-
-  const user = await authenticator?.getUser();
-
+  const user = await getUser();
   if (!user?.token || !synchronizer) {
     return null;
   }
diff --git a/electron/app/services/cloud/user.ts b/electron/app/services/cloud/user.ts
index 97e260a1c..528118b29 100644
--- a/electron/app/services/cloud/user.ts
+++ b/electron/app/services/cloud/user.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,30 @@
+import log from 'loglevel';
+
 import {User} from '@monokle/synchronizer';
 import {CloudUser} from '@shared/models/cloud';
 
 import {getAuthenticator} from './authenticator';
 
-export const getUser = async (): Promise<CloudUser | undefined> => {
+export const getUser = async (): Promise<User | undefined> => {
   const authenticator = await getAuthenticator();
   if (!authenticator) {
     return undefined;
   }
-  const user = await authenticator.getUser();
-  if (!user.isAuthenticated) {
+  try {
+    const user = await authenticator.getUser();
+    if (!user.isAuthenticated) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    return user;
+  } catch (e: any) {
+    log.warn(e.message);
+    return undefined;
+  }
+};
+
+export const getSerializedUser = async (): Promise<CloudUser | undefined> => {
+  const user = await getUser();
+  if (!user) {
     return undefined;
   }
   try {