diff --git a/web/src/routes/+layout.ts b/web/src/routes/+layout.ts
index ffb36cf352..1751ab236a 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/+layout.ts
+++ b/web/src/routes/+layout.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
+import { defaults } from '@immich/sdk';
 import type { LayoutLoad } from './$types';
 
 export const ssr = false;
 export const csr = true;
 
-export const load = (() => {
+export const load = (({ fetch }) => {
+  // set event.fetch on the fetch-client used by @immich/sdk
+  // https://kit.svelte.dev/docs/load#making-fetch-requests
+  // https://github.com/oazapfts/oazapfts/blob/main/README.md#fetch-options
+  defaults.fetch = fetch;
+
   return {
     meta: {
       title: 'Immich',