diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
index 1d9f44f5258..e3f260ae471 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
@@ -2605,6 +2605,12 @@ export class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
           });
 
         const initClient = async () => {
+          const jwtInCookie = this.#authService?.getSessionCookie();
+          if (jwtInCookie) {
+            const preliminaryClient = createClientFromJwt(jwtInCookie);
+            this.updateClient(preliminaryClient);
+          }
+
           return Client.getOrCreateInstance()
             .fetch()
             .then(res => this.updateClient(res))