diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts
index 48018e9317..51a70a46de 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ export class AuthService {
   private userForceFullscreen(authPayload: AuthPayload): boolean {
     return (authPayload.authUser && authPayload.authUser.isPublic) ||
       (authPayload.userDetails && authPayload.userDetails.additionalInfo &&
+        authPayload.userDetails.additionalInfo.defaultDashboardId &&
         authPayload.userDetails.additionalInfo.defaultDashboardFullscreen &&
         authPayload.userDetails.additionalInfo.defaultDashboardFullscreen === true);
   }