diff --git a/src/in-page-ui/ribbon/react/containers/ribbon/logic.ts b/src/in-page-ui/ribbon/react/containers/ribbon/logic.ts
index ce66df404f..a691001809 100644
--- a/src/in-page-ui/ribbon/react/containers/ribbon/logic.ts
+++ b/src/in-page-ui/ribbon/react/containers/ribbon/logic.ts
@@ -221,21 +221,21 @@ export class RibbonContainerLogic extends UILogic<
         })
 
         try {
-            const signupDate = new Date(
-                await (await this.dependencies.authBG.getCurrentUser())
-                    .creationTime,
-            ).getTime()
-            const isTrial =
-                (await enforceTrialPeriod30Days(
-                    this.dependencies.browserAPIs,
-                    signupDate,
-                )) ?? null
-
-            if (isTrial) {
-                this.emitMutation({
-                    isTrial: { $set: isTrial },
-                    signupDate: { $set: signupDate },
-                })
+            const currentUser = await this.dependencies.authBG.getCurrentUser()
+            if (currentUser) {
+                const signupDate = new Date(currentUser?.creationTime).getTime()
+                const isTrial =
+                    (await enforceTrialPeriod30Days(
+                        this.dependencies.browserAPIs,
+                        signupDate,
+                    )) ?? null
+
+                if (isTrial) {
+                    this.emitMutation({
+                        isTrial: { $set: isTrial },
+                        signupDate: { $set: signupDate },
+                    })
+                }
             }
         } catch (error) {
             console.error('error in updatePageCounter', error)
diff --git a/src/sidebar/annotations-sidebar/components/AnnotationsSidebar.tsx b/src/sidebar/annotations-sidebar/components/AnnotationsSidebar.tsx
index b6a4fe168d..6c278a24e8 100644
--- a/src/sidebar/annotations-sidebar/components/AnnotationsSidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/sidebar/annotations-sidebar/components/AnnotationsSidebar.tsx
@@ -4715,7 +4715,7 @@ const AnnotationContainer = styled(Margin)`
     }
 
     animation-name: ${sidebarContentOpen};
-    animation-duration: 800ms;
+    animation-duration: 200ms;
     animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.3, 0.35, 0.14, 0.8);
     animation-fill-mode: both;
 `
@@ -4733,11 +4733,11 @@ const AnnotationBox = styled.div<{
     width: 100%;
     z-index: ${(props) => props.zIndex};
 
-    animation-name: ${openAnimation};
-    animation-duration: 600ms;
+    /* animation-name: ${openAnimation};
+    animation-duration: 100ms;
     animation-delay: ${(props) => props.order * 20}ms;
     animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.3, 0.35, 0.14, 0.8);
-    animation-fill-mode: forwards;
+    animation-fill-mode: forwards; */
     position: relative;
     margin-bottom: 5px;
 `