diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/NavigationRoot.tsx b/src/libs/Navigation/NavigationRoot.tsx
index 63792be4f79f..b6263ff80d38 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/NavigationRoot.tsx
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/NavigationRoot.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type {NavigationState} from '@react-navigation/native';
 import {DefaultTheme, findFocusedRoute, NavigationContainer} from '@react-navigation/native';
 import React, {useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useRef} from 'react';
+import {useOnyx} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import HybridAppMiddleware from '@components/HybridAppMiddleware';
 import {ScrollOffsetContext} from '@components/ScrollOffsetContextProvider';
 import useActiveWorkspace from '@hooks/useActiveWorkspace';
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import Log from '@libs/Log';
 import {getPathFromURL} from '@libs/Url';
 import {updateLastVisitedPath} from '@userActions/App';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
+import ONYXKEYS from '@src/ONYXKEYS';
 import type {Route} from '@src/ROUTES';
 import AppNavigator from './AppNavigator';
 import getPolicyIDFromState from './getPolicyIDFromState';
@@ -77,8 +79,14 @@ function NavigationRoot({authenticated, lastVisitedPath, initialUrl, onReady}: N
     const {isSmallScreenWidth} = useWindowDimensions();
     const {setActiveWorkspaceID} = useActiveWorkspace();
 
+    const [user] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.USER);
+
     const initialState = useMemo(
         () => {
+            if (!user || user.isFromPublicDomain) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (!lastVisitedPath) {
                 return undefined;
             }