diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/LoginView.vue b/dashboard/src/views/LoginView.vue
index e5c796397..5920a3e8c 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/LoginView.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/LoginView.vue
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   // placed optionally in local storage by setupaccount.js
   const autoLoginToken = localStorage.cloudronFirstTimeToken;
   if (autoLoginToken) {
+    localStorage.removeItem('cloudronFirstTimeToken');
     try {
       const res = await fetcher.post(submitUrl, { autoLoginToken });
-      localStorage.removeItem('cloudronFirstTimeToken');
 
       if (res.body.redirectTo) window.location.href = res.body.redirectTo;
       else console.log('login success but missing redirectTo in data:', res.body);