diff --git a/app/layouts/helpers.tsx b/app/layouts/helpers.tsx
index 115cb74fd6..628bb9055a 100644
--- a/app/layouts/helpers.tsx
+++ b/app/layouts/helpers.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Outlet } from 'react-router-dom'
 
+import { apiQueryClient } from '@oxide/api'
 import { Pagination } from '@oxide/pagination'
 import { SkipLinkTarget } from '@oxide/ui'
 import { classed } from '@oxide/util'
@@ -27,3 +28,7 @@ export function ContentPane({ children }: { children?: React.ReactNode }) {
     </div>
   )
 }
+
+export async function prefetchSessionMe() {
+  await apiQueryClient.prefetchQuery('sessionMe', {})
+}
diff --git a/app/pages/OrgAccessPage.tsx b/app/pages/OrgAccessPage.tsx
index 025d7cb108..f380cd15aa 100644
--- a/app/pages/OrgAccessPage.tsx
+++ b/app/pages/OrgAccessPage.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ OrgAccessPage.loader = async ({ params }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
     apiQueryClient.prefetchQuery('policyView', {}),
     apiQueryClient.prefetchQuery('organizationPolicyView', requireOrgParams(params)),
     // used to resolve user names
-    apiQueryClient.prefetchQuery('userList'),
+    apiQueryClient.prefetchQuery('userList', {}),
   ])
 }
 
diff --git a/app/pages/project/access/ProjectAccessPage.tsx b/app/pages/project/access/ProjectAccessPage.tsx
index 2f88f53fdd..dacca61f7d 100644
--- a/app/pages/project/access/ProjectAccessPage.tsx
+++ b/app/pages/project/access/ProjectAccessPage.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ ProjectAccessPage.loader = async ({ params }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
     apiQueryClient.prefetchQuery('organizationPolicyView', { orgName }),
     apiQueryClient.prefetchQuery('projectPolicyView', { orgName, projectName }),
     // used to resolve user names
-    apiQueryClient.prefetchQuery('userList'),
+    apiQueryClient.prefetchQuery('userList', {}),
   ])
 }
 
diff --git a/app/routes.tsx b/app/routes.tsx
index a4a92d0d1c..58dd4c2c5a 100644
--- a/app/routes.tsx
+++ b/app/routes.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import RootLayout from './layouts/RootLayout'
 import SettingsLayout from './layouts/SettingsLayout'
 import SiloLayout from './layouts/SiloLayout'
 import SystemLayout from './layouts/SystemLayout'
+import { prefetchSessionMe } from './layouts/helpers'
 import DeviceAuthSuccessPage from './pages/DeviceAuthSuccessPage'
 import DeviceAuthVerifyPage from './pages/DeviceAuthVerifyPage'
 import LoginPage from './pages/LoginPage'
@@ -54,152 +55,155 @@ export const routes = createRoutesFromElements(
       <Route path="success" element={<DeviceAuthSuccessPage />} />
     </Route>
 
-    <Route path="settings" handle={{ crumb: 'settings' }} element={<SettingsLayout />}>
-      <Route index element={<Navigate to="profile" replace />} />
-      <Route path="profile" element={<ProfilePage />} handle={{ crumb: 'Profile' }} />
-      <Route
-        path="appearance"
-        element={<AppearancePage />}
-        handle={{ crumb: 'Appearance' }}
-      />
-      <Route
-        path="ssh-keys"
-        element={<SSHKeysPage />}
-        loader={SSHKeysPage.loader}
-        handle={{ crumb: 'SSH Keys' }}
-      />
-      <Route path="hotkeys" element={<HotkeysPage />} handle={{ crumb: 'Hotkeys' }} />
-    </Route>
+    {/* This wraps all routes that are supposed to be authenticated */}
+    <Route loader={prefetchSessionMe}>
+      <Route path="settings" handle={{ crumb: 'settings' }} element={<SettingsLayout />}>
+        <Route index element={<Navigate to="profile" replace />} />
+        <Route path="profile" element={<ProfilePage />} handle={{ crumb: 'Profile' }} />
+        <Route
+          path="appearance"
+          element={<AppearancePage />}
+          handle={{ crumb: 'Appearance' }}
+        />
+        <Route
+          path="ssh-keys"
+          element={<SSHKeysPage />}
+          loader={SSHKeysPage.loader}
+          handle={{ crumb: 'SSH Keys' }}
+        />
+        <Route path="hotkeys" element={<HotkeysPage />} handle={{ crumb: 'Hotkeys' }} />
+      </Route>
 
-    <Route index element={<Navigate to="/orgs" replace />} />
+      <Route index element={<Navigate to="/orgs" replace />} />
 
-    <Route path="system" element={<SystemLayout />}>
-      <Route index element={null} />
-      <Route path="issues" element={null} />
-      <Route path="utilization" element={null} />
-      <Route path="inventory" element={null} />
-      <Route path="health" element={null} />
-      <Route path="update" element={null} />
-      <Route path="networking" element={null} />
-      <Route path="settings" element={null} />
-    </Route>
+      <Route path="system" element={<SystemLayout />}>
+        <Route index element={null} />
+        <Route path="issues" element={null} />
+        <Route path="utilization" element={null} />
+        <Route path="inventory" element={null} />
+        <Route path="health" element={null} />
+        <Route path="update" element={null} />
+        <Route path="networking" element={null} />
+        <Route path="settings" element={null} />
+      </Route>
 
-    {/* These are done here instead of nested so we don't flash a layout on 404s */}
-    <Route path="/orgs/:orgName" element={<Navigate to="projects" replace />} />
-    <Route
-      path="/orgs/:orgName/projects/:projectName"
-      element={<Navigate to="instances" replace />}
-    />
+      {/* These are done here instead of nested so we don't flash a layout on 404s */}
+      <Route path="/orgs/:orgName" element={<Navigate to="projects" replace />} />
+      <Route
+        path="/orgs/:orgName/projects/:projectName"
+        element={<Navigate to="instances" replace />}
+      />
 
-    <Route path="orgs" errorElement={<RouterDataErrorBoundary />}>
-      <Route element={<SiloLayout />}>
-        <Route index element={<OrgsPage />} loader={OrgsPage.loader} />
-        <Route
-          path="new"
-          element={<OrgsPage modal="createOrg" />}
-          loader={OrgsPage.loader}
-        />
-        <Route path="edit">
+      <Route path="orgs" errorElement={<RouterDataErrorBoundary />}>
+        <Route element={<SiloLayout />}>
+          <Route index element={<OrgsPage />} loader={OrgsPage.loader} />
           <Route
-            path=":orgName"
-            element={<OrgsPage modal="editOrg" />}
+            path="new"
+            element={<OrgsPage modal="createOrg" />}
             loader={OrgsPage.loader}
           />
+          <Route path="edit">
+            <Route
+              path=":orgName"
+              element={<OrgsPage modal="editOrg" />}
+              loader={OrgsPage.loader}
+            />
+          </Route>
         </Route>
-      </Route>
 
-      <Route path=":orgName" handle={{ crumb: orgCrumb }}>
-        <Route element={<OrgLayout />}>
-          <Route
-            path="access"
-            element={<OrgAccessPage />}
-            loader={OrgAccessPage.loader}
-            handle={{ crumb: 'Access & IAM' }}
-          />
-        </Route>
-        <Route path="projects" handle={{ crumb: 'Projects' }}>
-          {/* ORG */}
+        <Route path=":orgName" handle={{ crumb: orgCrumb }}>
           <Route element={<OrgLayout />}>
-            <Route index element={<ProjectsPage />} loader={ProjectsPage.loader} />
             <Route
-              path="new"
-              element={<ProjectsPage modal="createProject" />}
-              loader={ProjectsPage.loader}
+              path="access"
+              element={<OrgAccessPage />}
+              loader={OrgAccessPage.loader}
+              handle={{ crumb: 'Access & IAM' }}
             />
-            <Route path="edit">
+          </Route>
+          <Route path="projects" handle={{ crumb: 'Projects' }}>
+            {/* ORG */}
+            <Route element={<OrgLayout />}>
+              <Route index element={<ProjectsPage />} loader={ProjectsPage.loader} />
               <Route
-                path=":projectName"
-                element={<ProjectsPage modal="editProject" />}
+                path="new"
+                element={<ProjectsPage modal="createProject" />}
                 loader={ProjectsPage.loader}
               />
-            </Route>
-          </Route>
-
-          {/* PROJECT */}
-          <Route
-            path=":projectName"
-            element={<ProjectLayout />}
-            handle={{ crumb: projectCrumb }}
-          >
-            <Route path="instances" handle={{ crumb: 'Instances' }}>
-              <Route index element={<InstancesPage />} loader={InstancesPage.loader} />
-              <Route path="new" element={<FormPage Form={InstanceCreateForm} />} />
-              <Route path=":instanceName" handle={{ crumb: instanceCrumb }}>
-                <Route index element={<InstancePage />} loader={InstancePage.loader} />
+              <Route path="edit">
                 <Route
-                  path="serial-console"
-                  element={<SerialConsolePage />}
-                  handle={{ crumb: 'serial-console' }}
+                  path=":projectName"
+                  element={<ProjectsPage modal="editProject" />}
+                  loader={ProjectsPage.loader}
                 />
               </Route>
             </Route>
-            <Route path="vpcs" handle={{ crumb: 'VPCs' }}>
-              <Route index element={<VpcsPage />} loader={VpcsPage.loader} />
-              <Route
-                path="new"
-                element={<VpcsPage modal="createVpc" />}
-                loader={VpcsPage.loader}
-              />
-              <Route path="edit">
+
+            {/* PROJECT */}
+            <Route
+              path=":projectName"
+              element={<ProjectLayout />}
+              handle={{ crumb: projectCrumb }}
+            >
+              <Route path="instances" handle={{ crumb: 'Instances' }}>
+                <Route index element={<InstancesPage />} loader={InstancesPage.loader} />
+                <Route path="new" element={<FormPage Form={InstanceCreateForm} />} />
+                <Route path=":instanceName" handle={{ crumb: instanceCrumb }}>
+                  <Route index element={<InstancePage />} loader={InstancePage.loader} />
+                  <Route
+                    path="serial-console"
+                    element={<SerialConsolePage />}
+                    handle={{ crumb: 'serial-console' }}
+                  />
+                </Route>
+              </Route>
+              <Route path="vpcs" handle={{ crumb: 'VPCs' }}>
+                <Route index element={<VpcsPage />} loader={VpcsPage.loader} />
                 <Route
-                  path=":vpcName"
-                  element={<VpcsPage modal="editVpc" />}
+                  path="new"
+                  element={<VpcsPage modal="createVpc" />}
                   loader={VpcsPage.loader}
                 />
+                <Route path="edit">
+                  <Route
+                    path=":vpcName"
+                    element={<VpcsPage modal="editVpc" />}
+                    loader={VpcsPage.loader}
+                  />
+                </Route>
+                <Route
+                  path=":vpcName"
+                  element={<VpcPage />}
+                  loader={VpcPage.loader}
+                  handle={{ crumb: vpcCrumb }}
+                />
+              </Route>
+              <Route path="disks" handle={{ crumb: 'Disks' }}>
+                <Route index element={<DisksPage />} loader={DisksPage.loader} />
+                <Route
+                  path="new"
+                  element={<DisksPage modal="createDisk" />}
+                  loader={DisksPage.loader}
+                />
               </Route>
               <Route
-                path=":vpcName"
-                element={<VpcPage />}
-                loader={VpcPage.loader}
-                handle={{ crumb: vpcCrumb }}
+                path="snapshots"
+                element={<SnapshotsPage />}
+                loader={SnapshotsPage.loader}
+                handle={{ crumb: 'Snapshots' }}
               />
-            </Route>
-            <Route path="disks" handle={{ crumb: 'Disks' }}>
-              <Route index element={<DisksPage />} loader={DisksPage.loader} />
               <Route
-                path="new"
-                element={<DisksPage modal="createDisk" />}
-                loader={DisksPage.loader}
+                path="images"
+                element={<ImagesPage />}
+                loader={ImagesPage.loader}
+                handle={{ crumb: 'Images' }}
+              />
+              <Route
+                path="access"
+                element={<ProjectAccessPage />}
+                loader={ProjectAccessPage.loader}
+                handle={{ crumb: 'Access & IAM' }}
               />
             </Route>
-            <Route
-              path="snapshots"
-              element={<SnapshotsPage />}
-              loader={SnapshotsPage.loader}
-              handle={{ crumb: 'Snapshots' }}
-            />
-            <Route
-              path="images"
-              element={<ImagesPage />}
-              loader={ImagesPage.loader}
-              handle={{ crumb: 'Images' }}
-            />
-            <Route
-              path="access"
-              element={<ProjectAccessPage />}
-              loader={ProjectAccessPage.loader}
-              handle={{ crumb: 'Access & IAM' }}
-            />
           </Route>
         </Route>
       </Route>
diff --git a/libs/api/hooks.ts b/libs/api/hooks.ts
index 8afcd8bf66..67cdaba4f3 100644
--- a/libs/api/hooks.ts
+++ b/libs/api/hooks.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export const wrapQueryClient = <A extends ApiClient>(api: A, queryClient: QueryC
   ) => queryClient.refetchQueries(params ? [method, params] : [method], filters),
   fetchQuery: <M extends string & keyof A>(
     method: M,
-    params?: Params<A[M]>,
+    params: Params<A[M]>,
     options: FetchQueryOptions<Result<A[M]>, ErrorResult> = {}
   ) =>
     queryClient.fetchQuery({
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export const wrapQueryClient = <A extends ApiClient>(api: A, queryClient: QueryC
     }),
   prefetchQuery: <M extends string & keyof A>(
     method: M,
-    params?: Params<A[M]>,
+    params: Params<A[M]>,
     options: FetchQueryOptions<Result<A[M]>, ErrorResult> = {}
   ) =>
     queryClient.prefetchQuery({