diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/components/layout/header/user.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/components/layout/header/user.tsx
index 0821420b7..f4aabb767 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/components/layout/header/user.tsx
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/components/layout/header/user.tsx
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import { CurrentUserAvatar } from "~/components/user-avatar";
 import { UserAvatarMenu } from "~/components/user-avatar-menu";
 
 export const UserButton = async () => {
-  const data = await api.updateChecker.getAvailableUpdates();
   const session = await auth();
   const isAdmin = session?.user.permissions.includes("admin");
+  const data = isAdmin ? await api.updateChecker.getAvailableUpdates() : undefined;
   return (
-    <UserAvatarMenu availableUpdates={isAdmin ? data : undefined}>
+    <UserAvatarMenu availableUpdates={data}>
       <UnstyledButton>
-        <Indicator disabled={data.length === 0 || !isAdmin} size={15} processing withBorder>
+        <Indicator disabled={data?.length === 0 || !isAdmin} size={15} processing withBorder>
           <CurrentUserAvatar size="md" />
         </Indicator>
       </UnstyledButton>