diff --git a/src/agent/accounts/usage.ts b/src/agent/accounts/usage.ts
index 577c0e8..0fc2a7f 100644
--- a/src/agent/accounts/usage.ts
+++ b/src/agent/accounts/usage.ts
@@ -327,6 +327,11 @@ export async function ensureAccountCredentials(configDir: string): Promise<boole
     return true;
   }
 
+  if (!credentials.refreshToken) {
+    log.error({ configDir }, 'setup token expired, no refresh token available');
+    return false;
+  }
+
   log.info({ configDir }, 'credentials expired, refreshing before spawn');
   const refreshed = await refreshToken(credentials.refreshToken);
   if (!refreshed) {