diff --git a/src/renderer/lib/slippiBackend.ts b/src/renderer/lib/slippiBackend.ts
index 46b08c766..9565c5fb8 100644
--- a/src/renderer/lib/slippiBackend.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/lib/slippiBackend.ts
@@ -57,13 +57,14 @@ const handleErrors = (errors: readonly GraphQLError[] | undefined) => {
   }
 };
 
-export async function fetchPlayKey(): Promise<PlayKey> {
+// The firebase ID token expires after 1 hour so we will refresh it for actions that require it.
+async function refreshFirebaseAuth(): Promise<firebase.User> {
   const user = firebase.auth().currentUser;
   if (!user) {
-    throw new Error("Failed to get play key. User is not logged in");
+    throw new Error("User is not logged in.");
   }
 
-  const token = user ? await user.getIdToken() : "";
+  const token = await user.getIdToken();
 
   const authLink = new ApolloLink((operation, forward) => {
     // Use the setContext method to set the HTTP headers.
@@ -78,6 +79,12 @@ export async function fetchPlayKey(): Promise<PlayKey> {
   });
   client.setLink(authLink.concat(httpLink));
 
+  return user;
+}
+
+export async function fetchPlayKey(): Promise<PlayKey> {
+  const user = await refreshFirebaseAuth();
+
   const res = await client.query({
     query: getUserKeyQuery,
     variables: {
@@ -123,10 +130,8 @@ export async function deletePlayKey(): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 export async function changeDisplayName(name: string) {
-  const user = firebase.auth().currentUser;
-  if (!user) {
-    throw new Error("Failed to change display name. User is not logged in");
-  }
+  const user = await refreshFirebaseAuth();
+
   const res = await client.mutate({ mutation: renameUserMutation, variables: { fbUid: user.uid, displayName: name } });
 
   handleErrors(res.errors);
@@ -139,10 +144,7 @@ export async function changeDisplayName(name: string) {
 }
 
 export async function initNetplay(codeStart: string): Promise<void> {
-  const user = firebase.auth().currentUser;
-  if (!user) {
-    throw new Error("Failed to set connect code. User is not logged in");
-  }
+  await refreshFirebaseAuth();
 
   const res = await client.mutate({ mutation: initNetplayMutation, variables: { codeStart } });
   handleErrors(res.errors);