diff --git a/src/components/helper/RequireAuth.tsx b/src/components/helper/RequireAuth.tsx
index aa7f81b2..a4c9f5e0 100644
--- a/src/components/helper/RequireAuth.tsx
+++ b/src/components/helper/RequireAuth.tsx
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ const RequireAuth = ({ children }: RequireAuthProps) => {
   >('/sso/userinfo', httpClientFetcher, {
     shouldRetryOnError: false,
 
-    // refresh every 13 minutes
-    refreshInterval: 13 * 60 * 1000,
+    // refresh every 12 minutes
+    refreshInterval: 12 * 60 * 1000,
   });
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -61,12 +61,20 @@ const RequireAuth = ({ children }: RequireAuthProps) => {
       async () => {
         await AuthApi.refresh();
       },
-      13 * 60 * 1000
+      12 * 60 * 1000
     );
 
     return () => clearInterval(interval);
   }, []);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const refreshUserSession = async () => {
+      await AuthApi.refresh();
+    };
+
+    refreshUserSession();
+  }, []);
+
   if (
     (isLoadingUserResponse && !userResponse && !userErrorResponse) ||
     (!userResponse && !userErrorResponse)
@@ -78,7 +86,7 @@ const RequireAuth = ({ children }: RequireAuthProps) => {
     );
   }
 
-  if (userErrorResponse) {
+  if (!isLoadingUserResponse && userErrorResponse) {
     return (
       <div className='w-full h-screen flex flex-col justify-center items-center gap-4'>
         <h2 className='text-2xl font-bold text-error'>Authentication Failed</h2>
@@ -86,10 +94,7 @@ const RequireAuth = ({ children }: RequireAuthProps) => {
           Please try refreshing the page or contact support if the problem
           persists.
         </p>
-        <button
-          className='btn btn-primary'
-          onClick={() => window.location.reload()}
-        >
+        <button className='btn btn-primary' onClick={() => redirectToSSO()}>
           Retry
         </button>
       </div>