diff --git a/packages/website/src/components/Uploader/Uploader.js b/packages/website/src/components/Uploader/Uploader.js
index dadd1c64..8e6343ce 100644
--- a/packages/website/src/components/Uploader/Uploader.js
+++ b/packages/website/src/components/Uploader/Uploader.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { useDropzone } from "react-dropzone";
 import { SkynetClient } from "skynet-js";
 import { useTimeoutFn } from "react-use";
 import ms from "ms";
+import useAuthenticatedStatus from "../../services/useAuthenticatedStatus";
 import Link from "../Link";
 
 const getFilePath = (file) => file.webkitRelativePath || file.path || file.name;
@@ -147,6 +148,9 @@ const Uploader = () => {
   const [mode, setMode] = React.useState("file");
   const [files, setFiles] = React.useState([]);
 
+  const { data: authenticationStatus } = useAuthenticatedStatus();
+  const authenticated = authenticationStatus?.authenticated ?? false;
+
   const handleDrop = async (acceptedFiles) => {
     if (mode === "directory" && acceptedFiles.length) {
       const rootDir = getRootDirectory(acceptedFiles[0]); // get the file path from the first file
@@ -307,7 +311,7 @@ const Uploader = () => {
         )}
       </div>
 
-      {files.length === 0 && (
+      {files.length === 0 && !authenticated && (
         <div className="z-0 relative flex flex-col items-center space-y-1 mt-10">
           <Unlock />
           <p className="text-sm font-light text-palette-600">