diff --git a/external/@worldbrain/memex-common b/external/@worldbrain/memex-common
index b896767811..cd1516e90c 160000
--- a/external/@worldbrain/memex-common
+++ b/external/@worldbrain/memex-common
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b896767811662edfe362b9f8c6c39a27c2d8d57a
+Subproject commit cd1516e90cd8d07a2cd2b1c2dd89fc21dddf7905
diff --git a/src/sidebar/annotations-sidebar/containers/logic.ts b/src/sidebar/annotations-sidebar/containers/logic.ts
index 747ba9c4dd..d3e0705624 100644
--- a/src/sidebar/annotations-sidebar/containers/logic.ts
+++ b/src/sidebar/annotations-sidebar/containers/logic.ts
@@ -897,12 +897,7 @@ export class SidebarContainerLogic extends UILogic<
                 loadState: { $set: 'running' },
             })
 
-            if (fullPageUrl == null) {
-                return
-            }
-            this.fullPageUrl = fullPageUrl
-
-            const currentUser = await this.options.authBG.getCurrentUser()
+            const currentUser = await this.options.authBG?.getCurrentUser()
             if (currentUser) {
                 this.emitMutation({
                     currentUserId: { $set: currentUser.id ?? null },
@@ -949,8 +944,13 @@ export class SidebarContainerLogic extends UILogic<
                     renderHighlights: true,
                 })
             }
-            this.syncCachePageListsState(this.fullPageUrl)
-            await this.setPageActivityState(this.fullPageUrl)
+            if (fullPageUrl == null) {
+                return
+            }
+            this.fullPageUrl = fullPageUrl
+
+            this.syncCachePageListsState(fullPageUrl)
+            await this.setPageActivityState(fullPageUrl)
 
             if (isUrlPDFViewerUrl(window.location.href, { runtimeAPI })) {
                 const width = SIDEBAR_WIDTH_STORAGE_KEY