diff --git a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/hooks.ts b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/hooks.ts
index e4cb39d7edc..35c1f4be482 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/hooks.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/hooks.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { config } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { useGetUserPreferencesQuery } from 'app/features/preferences/api';
 
 export const usePinnedItems = () => {
-  const preferences = useGetUserPreferencesQuery();
+  const preferences = useGetUserPreferencesQuery(undefined, { skip: !config.bootData.user.isSignedIn });
   const pinnedItems = useMemo(() => preferences.data?.navbar?.bookmarkUrls || [], [preferences]);
 
   if (config.featureToggles.pinNavItems) {