diff --git a/invokeai/backend/install/invokeai_configure.py b/invokeai/backend/install/invokeai_configure.py
index 490f567642..1f0e39961b 100755
--- a/invokeai/backend/install/invokeai_configure.py
+++ b/invokeai/backend/install/invokeai_configure.py
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ def write_opts(opts: Namespace, init_file: Path):
     with open(init_file,'w', encoding='utf-8') as file:
         file.write(new_config.to_yaml())
 
-    if hasattr(opts,'hf_token'):
+    if hasattr(opts,'hf_token') and opts.hf_token:
         HfLogin(opts.hf_token)
 
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