diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9cd9137..aaf111b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://github.com/PropelAuth/react"
     },
-    "version": "2.0.31",
+    "version": "2.0.32",
     "license": "MIT",
     "keywords": [
         "auth",
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         "user"
     ],
     "dependencies": {
-        "@propelauth/javascript": "^2.0.22",
+        "@propelauth/javascript": "^2.0.23",
         "hoist-non-react-statics": "^3.3.2",
         "utility-types": "^3.10.0"
     },
diff --git a/src/index.test.js b/src/index.test.js
index 579fa58..2b56a9e 100644
--- a/src/index.test.js
+++ b/src/index.test.js
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ function createMockClient() {
 const AUTH_URL = "authUrl"
 
 function expectCreateClientWasCalledCorrectly() {
-    expect(createClient).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ authUrl: AUTH_URL, enableBackgroundTokenRefresh: true })
+    expect(createClient).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ authUrl: AUTH_URL, enableBackgroundTokenRefresh: true, skipInitialFetch: true })
 }
 
 function createOrg() {
diff --git a/src/useClientRef.tsx b/src/useClientRef.tsx
index 50ea701..aba5652 100644
--- a/src/useClientRef.tsx
+++ b/src/useClientRef.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const useClientRef = (props: UseClientRefProps) => {
     // Use a ref to store the client so that it doesn't get recreated on every render
     const clientRef = useRef<ClientRef | null>(null)
     if (clientRef.current === null) {
-        const client = createClient({ authUrl, enableBackgroundTokenRefresh: true, minSecondsBeforeRefresh })
+        const client = createClient({ authUrl, enableBackgroundTokenRefresh: true, minSecondsBeforeRefresh, skipInitialFetch: true })
         client.addAccessTokenChangeObserver(() => setAccessTokenChangeCounter((x) => x + 1))
         clientRef.current = { authUrl, client }
     }
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const useClientRef = (props: UseClientRefProps) => {
         } else {
             clientRef.current.client.destroy()
 
-            const newClient = createClient({ authUrl, enableBackgroundTokenRefresh: true, minSecondsBeforeRefresh })
+            const newClient = createClient({ authUrl, enableBackgroundTokenRefresh: true, minSecondsBeforeRefresh, skipInitialFetch: true })
             newClient.addAccessTokenChangeObserver(() => setAccessTokenChangeCounter((x) => x + 1))
             clientRef.current = { authUrl, client: newClient }
         }