diff --git a/core/auth/auth.go b/core/auth/auth.go
index fd2b670a..ddd12767 100644
--- a/core/auth/auth.go
+++ b/core/auth/auth.go
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ func WithAdminUser(ctx context.Context, ds model.DataStore) context.Context {
 	if err != nil {
 		c, err := ds.User(ctx).CountAll()
 		if c == 0 && err == nil {
-			log.Debug(ctx, "Scanner: No admin user yet!", err)
+			log.Debug(ctx, "No admin user yet!", err)
 		} else {
-			log.Error(ctx, "Scanner: No admin user found!", err)
+			log.Error(ctx, "No admin user found!", err)
 		}
 		u = &model.User{}
 	}
diff --git a/core/metrics/insights.go b/core/metrics/insights.go
index 010c24c2..820e6d7b 100644
--- a/core/metrics/insights.go
+++ b/core/metrics/insights.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/metrics/insights"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model/request"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/plugins/schema"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/utils/singleton"
 )
@@ -64,9 +65,16 @@ func GetInstance(ds model.DataStore, pluginLoader PluginLoader) Insights {
 }
 
 func (c *insightsCollector) Run(ctx context.Context) {
-	ctx = auth.WithAdminUser(ctx, c.ds)
 	for {
-		c.sendInsights(ctx)
+		// Refresh admin context on each iteration to handle cases where
+		// admin user wasn't available on previous runs
+		insightsCtx := auth.WithAdminUser(ctx, c.ds)
+		u, _ := request.UserFrom(insightsCtx)
+		if !u.IsAdmin {
+			log.Trace(insightsCtx, "No admin user available, skipping insights collection")
+		} else {
+			c.sendInsights(insightsCtx)
+		}
 		select {
 		case <-time.After(consts.InsightsUpdateInterval):
 			continue