diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/templates/layout/app.html.eex b/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/templates/layout/app.html.eex
index 57a85d771e..e3ea973fa7 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/templates/layout/app.html.eex
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/templates/layout/app.html.eex
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
           </div>
         <% end %>
       <% end %>
-      <% session = Explorer.Account.enabled?() && Plug.Conn.get_session(@conn, :current_user) %>
+      <% session = Explorer.Account.enabled?() && Map.get(@conn.private, :plug_session) && Plug.Conn.get_session(@conn, :current_user) %>
       <%= render BlockScoutWeb.LayoutView, "_topnav.html", current_user: session, conn: @conn %>
       <%= if session && !session[:email_verified] do %>
         <p class="alert alert-warning" role="alert" style="margin-bottom: 0"><%= gettext("Please confirm your email address to use the My Account feature.") %> <%= gettext("A confirmation email was sent to") %> <a href="mailto:<%= session[:email] %>"><%=session[:email] %></a> <%= gettext "on sign up. Didn’t receive?" %> <a href="/api/account/v2/email/resend" class="ajax"><%= gettext "Resend verification email" %></a>.</p>