diff --git a/pages/api/utils/pagePropsHelpers.ts b/pages/api/utils/pagePropsHelpers.ts
index 85e8b3936..f08ec30f9 100644
--- a/pages/api/utils/pagePropsHelpers.ts
+++ b/pages/api/utils/pagePropsHelpers.ts
@@ -57,11 +57,10 @@ export const ensureSessionAndAccountList: GetServerSideProps = async (
     };
   }
 
-  // Redirect to the default account list if the "_" is where the account list ID would be in the URL
-  // This is a common pattern in our app, so we handle it here to avoid repeating
-  const ssrClient = makeSsrClient(session.user.apiToken);
-
   if ((context.req.url ?? '').includes('/accountLists/_')) {
+    // Redirect to the default account list if the "_" is where the account list ID would be in the URL
+    // This is a common pattern in our app, so we handle it here to avoid repeating
+    const ssrClient = makeSsrClient(session.user.apiToken);
     const { data } = await ssrClient.query<GetDefaultAccountQuery>({
       query: GetDefaultAccountDocument,
     });