diff --git a/package/src/components/Chat/hooks/__tests__/useAppSettings.test.tsx b/package/src/components/Chat/hooks/__tests__/useAppSettings.test.tsx
index c83111b9f0..3f96bdab75 100644
--- a/package/src/components/Chat/hooks/__tests__/useAppSettings.test.tsx
+++ b/package/src/components/Chat/hooks/__tests__/useAppSettings.test.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ describe('useAppSettings', () => {
               auto_translation_enabled: true,
             }),
           ),
+          userID: 'some-user-id',
         } as unknown as StreamChat,
         isOnline,
         false,
diff --git a/package/src/components/Chat/hooks/useAppSettings.ts b/package/src/components/Chat/hooks/useAppSettings.ts
index b3e77552db..f424f8d18e 100644
--- a/package/src/components/Chat/hooks/useAppSettings.ts
+++ b/package/src/components/Chat/hooks/useAppSettings.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ export const useAppSettings = <
      * Fetches app settings from the backend when offline support is disabled.
      */
     const enforceAppSettingsWithoutOfflineSupport = async () => {
+      if (!client.userID) return;
+
       try {
         const appSettings = await client.getAppSettings();
         if (isMounted.current) {