diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/login-page.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/login-page.tsx
index 26538cf3..3295a7ed 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/login-page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/login-page.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export const LoginPage = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   const [showRedirectButton, setShowRedirectButton] = useState(false);
-  const [useTailscale, setUseTailscale] = useState(tailscale.nodeName !== "");
+  const [useTailscale, setUseTailscale] = useState(tailscale.nodeName !== undefined);
 
   const hasAutoRedirectedRef = useRef(false);
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/schemas/user-context-schema.ts b/frontend/src/schemas/user-context-schema.ts
index 1a8b39e2..89e39d03 100644
--- a/frontend/src/schemas/user-context-schema.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/schemas/user-context-schema.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const totpSchema = z.object({
 });
 
 const tailscaleSchema = z.object({
-  nodeName: z.string(),
+  nodeName: z.string().optional(),
 });
 
 export const userContextSchema = z.object({