diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/auth.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/auth.py
index 40147ba15..ce1bfe108 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/auth.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/auth.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class AuthSettings(BaseSettings):
 
     # If AUTO_LOGIN = True
     # > The application does not request login and logs in automatically as a super user.
-    AUTO_LOGIN: bool = True
+    AUTO_LOGIN: bool = False
     FIRST_SUPERUSER: str = "langflow"
     FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD: str = "langflow"
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/controllers/API/index.ts b/src/frontend/src/controllers/API/index.ts
index 08bd9e721..0d72bca55 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/controllers/API/index.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/controllers/API/index.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export async function updateFlowInDatabase(
 export async function readFlowsFromDatabase() {
   try {
     const response = await api.get(`${BASE_URL_API}flows/`);
-    if (response.status !== 200) {
+    if (response?.status !== 200) {
       throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
     }
     return response.data;
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export async function readFlowsFromDatabase() {
 export async function downloadFlowsFromDatabase() {
   try {
     const response = await api.get(`${BASE_URL_API}flows/download/`);
-    if (response.status !== 200) {
+    if (response?.status !== 200) {
       throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
     }
     return response.data;