diff --git a/js/subscriptions.js b/js/subscriptions.js
index 10c7a7ec..64a87acf 100644
--- a/js/subscriptions.js
+++ b/js/subscriptions.js
@@ -859,10 +859,10 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
 
     let signer = getActiveSigner();
     if (
-      !signer ||
-      (!signerHasRequiredDecryptors(signer) &&
-        typeof nostrClient?.ensureActiveSignerForPubkey === "function" &&
-        allowPermissionPrompt)
+      allowPermissionPrompt &&
+      (!signer ||
+        (!signerHasRequiredDecryptors(signer) &&
+          typeof nostrClient?.ensureActiveSignerForPubkey === "function"))
     ) {
       signer = await nostrClient.ensureActiveSignerForPubkey(userPubkey);
     }
diff --git a/js/userBlocks.js b/js/userBlocks.js
index 2ab1b1e7..9d469a52 100644
--- a/js/userBlocks.js
+++ b/js/userBlocks.js
@@ -959,9 +959,10 @@ class UserBlockListManager {
       };
 
       if (
-        !signer ||
-        (!signerHasRequiredDecryptors(signer) &&
-          typeof nostrClient?.ensureActiveSignerForPubkey === "function")
+        allowPermissionPrompt &&
+        (!signer ||
+          (!signerHasRequiredDecryptors(signer) &&
+            typeof nostrClient?.ensureActiveSignerForPubkey === "function"))
       ) {
         signer = await nostrClient.ensureActiveSignerForPubkey(normalized);
       }