diff --git a/packages/dashboard/src/pages/api/accounts/authenticate.js b/packages/dashboard/src/pages/api/accounts/authenticate.js
index b48b75b3..8549625f 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/src/pages/api/accounts/authenticate.js
+++ b/packages/dashboard/src/pages/api/accounts/authenticate.js
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 import superagent from "superagent";
 
 export default async (req, res) => {
-  if (!req.cookies.ory_kratos_session) {
+  if (req.cookies.ory_kratos_session) {
+    try {
+      const auth = await superagent
+        .post("http://oathkeeper:4455/login")
+        .set("cookie", `ory_kratos_session=${req.cookies.ory_kratos_session}`);
+
+      res.setHeader("Set-Cookie", auth.header["set-cookie"]);
+    } catch (error) {
+      res.redirect(302, "/auth/login"); // credentials were correct but accounts service failed
+    }
+
+    res.redirect(302, req.query.return_to ?? "/");
+  } else {
     res.redirect(302, "/auth/login"); // redirect to login page if kratos session is missing
   }
-
-  try {
-    const auth = await superagent
-      .get("http://oathkeeper:4455/login")
-      .set("cookie", `ory_kratos_session=${req.cookies.ory_kratos_session}`);
-
-    res.setHeader("Set-Cookie", auth.header["set-cookie"]);
-  } catch (error) {
-    res.redirect(302, "/auth/login"); // credentials were correct but accounts service failed
-  }
-
-  res.redirect(302, req.query.return_to ?? "/");
 };