diff --git a/web/src/app/chat/ChatPage.tsx b/web/src/app/chat/ChatPage.tsx
index 5da728ad10c9..91cc559c59c0 100644
--- a/web/src/app/chat/ChatPage.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/chat/ChatPage.tsx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export default async function ChatPage({
     return redirect("/auth/login");
   }
 
-  if (!user?.is_verified && authTypeMetadata.requiresVerification) {
+  if (user && !user.is_verified && authTypeMetadata.requiresVerification) {
     return redirect("/auth/waiting-on-verification");
   }
 
diff --git a/web/src/app/search/page.tsx b/web/src/app/search/page.tsx
index b1147d3bdfb7..d6bd8a1f91fe 100644
--- a/web/src/app/search/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/search/page.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default async function Home() {
     return redirect("/auth/login");
   }
 
-  if (!user?.is_verified && authTypeMetadata.requiresVerification) {
+  if (user && !user.is_verified && authTypeMetadata.requiresVerification) {
     return redirect("/auth/waiting-on-verification");
   }