diff --git a/src/runtime/composables/local/useAuth.ts b/src/runtime/composables/local/useAuth.ts
index 281874e6..cd4ff21c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/composables/local/useAuth.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/composables/local/useAuth.ts
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ const signIn: SignInFunc<Credentials, any> = async (credentials, signInOptions,
   const { redirect = true, external } = signInOptions ?? {}
   let { callbackUrl } = signInOptions ?? {}
   if (typeof callbackUrl === 'undefined') {
-    if (useRoute()?.query?.redirect) {
-      callbackUrl = useRoute().query.redirect.toString()
+    const redirectQueryParam = useRoute()?.query?.redirect
+    if (redirectQueryParam) {
+      callbackUrl = redirectQueryParam.toString()
     }
     else {
       callbackUrl = await determineCallbackUrl(runtimeConfig.public.auth, () => getRequestURLWN(nuxt))