diff --git a/client/src/components/PageDisplay/PageDisplay.vue b/client/src/components/PageDisplay/PageDisplay.vue
index d3fb11855692..46839be4e4bd 100644
--- a/client/src/components/PageDisplay/PageDisplay.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/PageDisplay/PageDisplay.vue
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ export default {
     setup() {
         const { config, isConfigLoaded } = useConfig(true);
         const userStore = useUserStore();
-        const { currentUser } = storeToRefs(userStore);
-        return { config, currentUser, isConfigLoaded };
+        const { currentUser, isCurrentUserLoaded } = storeToRefs(userStore);
+        return { config, currentUser, isConfigLoaded, isCurrentUserLoaded };
     },
     data() {
         return {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export default {
     },
     computed: {
         userOwnsPage() {
-            return this.currentUser.username === this.page.username;
+            return this.isCurrentUserLoaded && this.currentUser.username === this.page.username;
         },
         dataUrl() {
             return `/api/pages/${this.pageId}`;
diff --git a/client/src/stores/userStore.ts b/client/src/stores/userStore.ts
index 55a49d491209..0a5e124354b1 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/userStore.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/userStore.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type ListViewMode = "grid" | "list";
 
 export const useUserStore = defineStore("userStore", () => {
     const currentUser = ref<AnyUser>(null);
+    const isCurrentUserLoaded = computed(() => !!currentUser.value);
     const currentPreferences = ref<Preferences | null>(null);
 
     // explicitly pass current User, because userStore might not exist yet
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ export const useUserStore = defineStore("userStore", () => {
         currentPreferences,
         isAdmin,
         isAnonymous,
+        isCurrentUserLoaded,
         currentTheme,
         currentFavorites,
         toggledSideBar,