diff --git a/hooks/useUser.js b/hooks/useUser.js
index 81900982..27d265c4 100644
--- a/hooks/useUser.js
+++ b/hooks/useUser.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ export const UserProvider = ({ children }) => {
   const [user, setUser] = useState()
   const [error, setError] = useState()
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
-  // const [loadingInitial, setLoadingInitial] = useState(true)
 
   const getUser = () => {
     return getAPI(apiEndpoints.ACCOUNT_METADATA)
diff --git a/pages/incidents/dashboard.js b/pages/incidents/dashboard.js
index 405e4acc..a45233de 100644
--- a/pages/incidents/dashboard.js
+++ b/pages/incidents/dashboard.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const StyledRow = styled.tr`
 
 const IncidentsDashboard = () => {
   const intl = useIntl()
-  const { user } = useUser()
+  const { user, loading } = useUser()
   const router = useRouter()
 
   const { data, error } = useSWR(apiEndpoints.SEARCH_INCIDENTS, fetcher)
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ const IncidentsDashboard = () => {
 
   // redirect non-admin users
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (user && user?.role !== 'admin') router.replace('/incidents')
-  }, [user, router])
+    if (!loading && user?.role !== 'admin') router.replace('/incidents')
+  }, [user, loading, router])
 
   const columns = useMemo(
     () => [