diff --git a/src/auth/useInteractiveRegistration.ts b/src/auth/useInteractiveRegistration.ts
index 9a69da6a..521496d9 100644
--- a/src/auth/useInteractiveRegistration.ts
+++ b/src/auth/useInteractiveRegistration.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { createClient, MatrixClient } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 import { initClient } from "../matrix-utils";
 import { Session } from "../ClientContext";
 import { Config } from "../config/Config";
+import { widget } from "../widget";
 
 export const useInteractiveRegistration = (): {
   privacyPolicyUrl?: string;
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ export const useInteractiveRegistration = (): {
   }
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (widget) return;
     authClient.current!.registerRequest({}).catch((error) => {
       setPrivacyPolicyUrl(
         error.data?.params["m.login.terms"]?.policies?.privacy_policy?.en?.url,