diff --git a/sports-matcher/client/src/components/AuthenticationGuard.js b/sports-matcher/client/src/components/AuthenticationGuard.js
index f96a8da..dcb2398 100644
--- a/sports-matcher/client/src/components/AuthenticationGuard.js
+++ b/sports-matcher/client/src/components/AuthenticationGuard.js
@@ -10,14 +10,13 @@ export default class AuthenticationGuard extends React.Component {
     static contextType = globals;
 
     async componentDidMount() {
-        if (!this.context.user) {
-            let userDataResponse = await apiClient.get("/user");
-            if (userDataResponse.status === 200) {
-                this.context.update({ user: userDataResponse.data });
-            } else if (userDataResponse.status == 401) {
-                this.context.navigate("/signup", { replace: true });
-            }
-        } else if (this.context.user.accessLevel < this.props.accessLevel) {
+        let userDataResponse = await apiClient.get("/user");
+        if (userDataResponse.status === 200) {
+            this.context.update({ user: userDataResponse.data });
+        } else if (userDataResponse.status == 401) {
+            this.context.navigate("/signup", { replace: true });
+        }
+        if (this.context.user && this.context.user.accessLevel < this.props.accessLevel) {
             this.context.navigate("/", { replace: true });
         }
     }