diff --git a/.github/workflows/partial-frontend.yaml b/.github/workflows/partial-frontend.yaml
index 43722d6ef..79788120f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/partial-frontend.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/partial-frontend.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020
+        with:
+          node-version: lts/*
+
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@41ff72655975bd51cab0327fa583b6e92b6d3061
         with:
           version: 10
diff --git a/backend/app/api/handlers/v1/controller.go b/backend/app/api/handlers/v1/controller.go
index f9c5d3af3..f7e18ce4b 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/handlers/v1/controller.go
+++ b/backend/app/api/handlers/v1/controller.go
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ type (
 		ButtonText   string `json:"buttonText,omitempty"`
 		AutoRedirect bool   `json:"autoRedirect,omitempty"`
 		AllowLocal   bool   `json:"allowLocal"`
+		Initialized  bool   `json:"initialized"`
 	}
 
 	TelemetryStatus struct {
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ func (ctrl *V1Controller) HandleBase(ready ReadyFunc, build Build) errchain.Hand
 				ButtonText:   ctrl.config.OIDC.ButtonText,
 				AutoRedirect: ctrl.config.OIDC.AutoRedirect,
 				AllowLocal:   ctrl.config.Options.AllowLocalLogin,
+				Initialized:  ctrl.oidcProvider != nil,
 			},
 			Telemetry: TelemetryStatus{
 				Enabled: ctrl.config.Otel.Enabled,
diff --git a/frontend/lib/api/types/data-contracts.ts b/frontend/lib/api/types/data-contracts.ts
index 1a869f988..35605dcc2 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/api/types/data-contracts.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/api/types/data-contracts.ts
@@ -1218,6 +1218,7 @@ export interface OIDCStatus {
   autoRedirect: boolean;
   buttonText: string;
   enabled: boolean;
+  initialized: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface TelemetryStatus {
diff --git a/frontend/pages/index.vue b/frontend/pages/index.vue
index 2044badfb..9303520e7 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/index.vue
+++ b/frontend/pages/index.vue
@@ -73,7 +73,13 @@
     }
 
     // Auto-redirect to OIDC if autoRedirect is enabled, but not if there's an OIDC initialization error
-    if (status?.oidc?.enabled && status?.oidc?.autoRedirect && !oidcError.value && !shownErrorMessage.value) {
+    if (
+      status?.oidc?.enabled &&
+      status?.oidc?.initialized &&
+      status?.oidc?.autoRedirect &&
+      !oidcError.value &&
+      !shownErrorMessage.value
+    ) {
       loginWithOIDC();
     }
   });
@@ -384,7 +390,7 @@
                   </div>
 
                   <Button
-                    v-if="status?.oidc?.enabled"
+                    v-if="status?.oidc?.enabled && status?.oidc?.initialized"
                     type="button"
                     variant="outline"
                     class="w-full"