diff --git a/client/src/components/partner-ping/partner-ping.component.jsx b/client/src/components/partner-ping/partner-ping.component.jsx
index a1d13d76b..c61848dce 100644
--- a/client/src/components/partner-ping/partner-ping.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/partner-ping/partner-ping.component.jsx
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ export function PartnerPingComponent({ bodyshop, setPartnerVersion }) {
   useEffect(() => {
     // Create an scoped async function in the hook
     async function checkPartnerStatus() {
+      if (!bodyshop) return;
       try {
         //if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development") return;
         const PartnerResponse = await axios.post("http://localhost:1337/ping/");
         const { appver, qbpath } = PartnerResponse.data;
-        if (!bodyshop) return;
         setPartnerVersion(appver);
         console.log({ appver, qbpath });
         if (