diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/auth.ts b/frontend/src/lib/auth.ts
index 277b940e1d..fa588f348f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/auth.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/auth.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import { Clerk } from "@clerk/clerk-js";
 import { cloudEnv } from "./env";
 
-export const clerk = new Clerk(cloudEnv().VITE_APP_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY);
+export const clerk =
+	__APP_TYPE__ === "cloud"
+		? new Clerk(cloudEnv().VITE_APP_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY)
+		: (null as unknown as Clerk);