diff --git a/server/routers/contentstack/startPage/query.ts b/server/routers/contentstack/startPage/query.ts
index 5ce2c5ace..14933cf81 100644
--- a/server/routers/contentstack/startPage/query.ts
+++ b/server/routers/contentstack/startPage/query.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   TrackingChannelEnum,
   type TrackingSDKPageData,
 } from "@/types/components/tracking"
+import { BlocksEnums } from "@/types/enums/blocks"
 import type {
   GetStartPageData,
   GetStartPageRefsSchema,
@@ -183,8 +184,21 @@ export const startPageQueryRouter = router({
       siteVersion: "new-web",
     }
 
+    const session = await ctx.auth()
+
     return {
-      startPage: startPage.data.start_page,
+      startPage: {
+        ...startPage.data.start_page,
+        blocks: startPage.data.start_page.blocks?.filter((block) => {
+          if (
+            block.typename === BlocksEnums.block.JoinScandicFriends &&
+            session
+          ) {
+            return null
+          }
+          return block
+        }),
+      },
       tracking,
     }
   }),