diff --git a/clients/mobile/app/_layout.tsx b/clients/mobile/app/_layout.tsx
index 4c63df2b..44af1c30 100644
--- a/clients/mobile/app/_layout.tsx
+++ b/clients/mobile/app/_layout.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import { tokenCache } from "@clerk/clerk-expo/token-cache";
 import { ClerkProvider, ClerkLoaded, useAuth } from "@clerk/clerk-expo";
 import { useColorScheme } from "@/hooks/use-color-scheme";
 import { setConfig } from "@shared";
-import { useEffect } from "react";
 
 // Client explicity created outside component to avoid recreation
 const queryClient = new QueryClient({
@@ -34,13 +33,10 @@ export const unstable_settings = {
 // Component to configure auth provider and the api base url
 function AppConfigurator() {
   const { getToken } = useAuth();
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setConfig({
-      API_BASE_URL: process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL ?? "",
-      getToken,
-    });
-  }, [getToken]);
-
+  setConfig({
+    API_BASE_URL: process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL ?? "",
+    getToken,
+  });
   return null;
 }