diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 91cea8d..5dd42eb 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -84,8 +84,10 @@ export default function App() {
   useEffect(() => {
     if (app && import.meta.env.DEV) {
       const auth = getAuth(app);
-      console.log('connecting to auth emulator');
-      connectAuthEmulator(auth, 'http://127.0.0.1:9099', { disableWarnings: true });
+      if (!auth.emulatorConfig) {
+        console.log('connecting to auth emulator');
+        connectAuthEmulator(auth, 'http://127.0.0.1:9099', { disableWarnings: true });
+      }
     }
   }, [app]);