diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
index 3648c2c..a656413 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -6,16 +6,19 @@ function buildUrl(path: string) {
 
 type RequestOptions = Omit<RequestInit, 'body'> & {
   body?: any
+  skipAuth?: boolean
 }
 
 export async function apiFetch<T>(path: string, options: RequestOptions = {}) {
-  const { body, headers, ...rest } = options
+  const { body, headers, skipAuth, ...rest } = options
 
-  const storedUser = localStorage.getItem('user')
   let authHeader = {}
-  if (storedUser) {
-    const userData = JSON.parse(storedUser)
-    authHeader = { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${userData.jwt}` }
+  if (!skipAuth) {
+    const storedUser = localStorage.getItem('user')
+    if (storedUser) {
+      const userData = JSON.parse(storedUser)
+      authHeader = { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${userData.jwt}` }
+    }
   }
 
   const response = await fetch(buildUrl(path), {
diff --git a/frontend/src/services/statusService.ts b/frontend/src/services/statusService.ts
index c40ca5b..f028149 100644
--- a/frontend/src/services/statusService.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/services/statusService.ts
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ export type BackendHealthResponse = {
 export async function getBackendStatus() {
   return apiFetch<BackendHealthResponse>("/q/status", {
     method: "GET",
+    skipAuth: true,
   });
 }