diff --git a/src/access/magic-links.ts b/src/access/magic-links.ts
index 68e8b20..fe5aa9d 100644
--- a/src/access/magic-links.ts
+++ b/src/access/magic-links.ts
@@ -48,13 +48,26 @@ export function getStoredMagicLinkToken() {
   return window.sessionStorage.getItem(magicLinkTokenStorageKey) ?? undefined;
 }
 
+function getUrlMagicLinkToken() {
+  if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+  return url.searchParams.get('token')?.trim() || undefined;
+}
+
+export function getActiveMagicLinkToken() {
+  return getUrlMagicLinkToken() ?? getStoredMagicLinkToken();
+}
+
 export function clearMagicLinkSession() {
   window.sessionStorage.removeItem(magicLinkTokenStorageKey);
 }
 
 export function initializeMagicLinkSession() {
   const url = new URL(window.location.href);
-  const token = url.searchParams.get('token')?.trim();
+  const token = getUrlMagicLinkToken();
 
   if (!token) {
     return;
@@ -85,7 +98,7 @@ export function resolveBuiltInMagicLink(token: string | undefined) {
 }
 
 export function magicLinkRequestHeaders(): Record<string, string> {
-  const token = getStoredMagicLinkToken();
+  const token = getActiveMagicLinkToken();
 
   return token ? { 'X-Access-Token': token } : {};
 }
diff --git a/src/contexts/DataLayerContext.tsx b/src/contexts/DataLayerContext.tsx
index d313661..d74e65d 100644
--- a/src/contexts/DataLayerContext.tsx
+++ b/src/contexts/DataLayerContext.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import {
 } from '../data/data-model';
 import {
   clearMagicLinkSession,
-  getStoredMagicLinkToken,
+  getActiveMagicLinkToken,
   resolveBuiltInMagicLink,
 } from '../access/magic-links';
 import {
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ function getInitialMagicLinkUser(isRemoteDataLayer: boolean): CurrentUser | unde
     return undefined;
   }
 
-  const builtInMagicLink = resolveBuiltInMagicLink(getStoredMagicLinkToken());
+  const builtInMagicLink = resolveBuiltInMagicLink(getActiveMagicLinkToken());
 
   if (!builtInMagicLink) {
     return undefined;
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export function DataLayerProvider({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
   );
   const [accessSessionStatus, setAccessSessionStatus] =
     useState<AccessSessionStatus>(() =>
-      getStoredMagicLinkToken()
+      getActiveMagicLinkToken()
         ? isRemoteDataLayer
           ? { state: 'loading' }
           : getInitialMagicLinkUser(isRemoteDataLayer)
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ export function DataLayerProvider({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const token = getStoredMagicLinkToken();
+    const token = getActiveMagicLinkToken();
 
     if (!token) {
       setAccessSessionStatus({ state: 'idle' });
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ export function DataLayerProvider({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
   }, [isRemoteDataLayer]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isRemoteDataLayer) {
+    if (!isRemoteDataLayer || accessSessionStatus.state !== 'ready') {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ export function DataLayerProvider({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
       .catch((error) => {
         console.error('Unable to load remote event data.', error);
       });
-  }, [isRemoteDataLayer]);
+  }, [accessSessionStatus.state, isRemoteDataLayer]);
 
   const persistRemoteSnapshot = (snapshotPromise: Promise<RemoteDataSnapshot>) => {
     snapshotPromise.then(applyRemoteSnapshot).catch((error) => {