diff --git a/flixpy/flix/cli/interactive_client.py b/flixpy/flix/cli/interactive_client.py
index 586ecb7..2b7ca4f 100644
--- a/flixpy/flix/cli/interactive_client.py
+++ b/flixpy/flix/cli/interactive_client.py
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ async def _sign_in(self) -> None:
     async def request(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> aiohttp.ClientResponse:
         # try to auth ahead of time only if the username and password
         # were explicitly provided
-        if self.access_key is None and self.__username and self.__password:
+        if (
+            (self.access_key is None or self.access_key.has_expired)
+            and self.__username
+            and self.__password
+        ):
             await self._sign_in()
 
         try: