diff --git a/internal_packages/onboarding/lib/page-authenticate.jsx b/internal_packages/onboarding/lib/page-authenticate.jsx
index 5e42f1dbe..90c7b317b 100644
--- a/internal_packages/onboarding/lib/page-authenticate.jsx
+++ b/internal_packages/onboarding/lib/page-authenticate.jsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class InitialLoadingCover extends React.Component {
   componentDidMount() {
     this._slowTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
       this.setState({slow: true});
-    }, 2500);
+    }, 3500);
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
diff --git a/src/flux/stores/identity-store.es6 b/src/flux/stores/identity-store.es6
index 3b8ce5f05..4fafceb11 100644
--- a/src/flux/stores/identity-store.es6
+++ b/src/flux/stores/identity-store.es6
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ class IdentityStore extends NylasStore {
   }
 
   refreshStatus = () => {
+    if (!this._identity || !this._identity.token) {
+      return;
+    }
     request({
       method: 'GET',
       url: `${this.URLRoot}/n1/user`,