diff --git a/src/main/background.ts b/src/main/background.ts
index 645b26b..962ca8c 100644
--- a/src/main/background.ts
+++ b/src/main/background.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function logLargeObjects() {
 }
 setTimeout(logLargeObjects, timer);
 
-let authStatus: KernelAuthStatus;
+export let authStatus: KernelAuthStatus;
 let authStatusKnown = false;
 let authStatusResolve: DataFn;
 let bridgeLoadedResolve: DataFn;
diff --git a/src/webEngine.ts b/src/webEngine.ts
index cf5c00b..afd85c5 100644
--- a/src/webEngine.ts
+++ b/src/webEngine.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { getTld, isDomain, isIp, normalizeDomain } from "./util.js";
 import tldEnum from "@lumeweb/tld-enum";
 import { resolve } from "@lumeweb/kernel-dns-client";
 import { blake2b, bufToHex } from "libskynet";
+import { authStatus } from "./main/background.js";
 
 export default class WebEngine {
   private contentProviders: BaseProvider[] = [];
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ export default class WebEngine {
   }
 
   private async proxyHandler(details: OnRequestDetailsType): Promise<any> {
+    if (authStatus.loginComplete !== true) {
+      return {};
+    }
     let handle = null;
     for (const provider of this.contentProviders) {
       if (await provider.shouldHandleRequest(details)) {