diff --git a/src/Guards/AuthenticationGuard.php b/src/Guards/AuthenticationGuard.php
index dc362f7..ceea851 100644
--- a/src/Guards/AuthenticationGuard.php
+++ b/src/Guards/AuthenticationGuard.php
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ public function user(): ?Authenticatable
          * @var ?Authenticatable $lastResponse
          */
         // @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
-        if (class_exists('\Laravel\Telescope\Telescope')) {
+        if (class_exists('\Laravel\Telescope\Telescope') && true === config('telescope.enabled')) {
             static $depth = 0;
             static $lastCalled = null;