diff --git a/src/pages/tldraw/singlePlayerPage.tsx b/src/pages/tldraw/singlePlayerPage.tsx
index 569269a..7ccf24c 100644
--- a/src/pages/tldraw/singlePlayerPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/tldraw/singlePlayerPage.tsx
@@ -85,23 +85,13 @@ export default function SinglePlayerPage() {
         setUserPreferences: setTldrawPreferences
     });
 
-    // Initialize store
+    // Initialize store — runs as soon as user is ready, no editor needed for store creation
     useEffect(() => {
-        if (!isEditorReady) {
-            logger.debug('single-player-page', '⏳ Waiting for editor to be ready');
-            return;
-        }
-        
         if (!user) {
             logger.debug('single-player-page', '⏳ Waiting for user data');
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!editorRef.current) {
-            logger.debug('single-player-page', '⏳ Waiting for editor ref');
-            return;
-        }
-
         logger.info('single-player-page', '🔄 Starting store initialization', {
             isEditorReady,
             hasUser: !!user,
@@ -221,7 +211,7 @@ export default function SinglePlayerPage() {
         };
 
         initializeStoreAndSnapshot();
-    }, [isEditorReady, user, context.node]);
+    }, [user, context.node]);
 
     // Handle initial node placement
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -451,7 +441,7 @@ export default function SinglePlayerPage() {
     const uiComponents = getUiComponents(presentationMode);
 
     // Show loading state if user context is still loading
-    if (userLoading) {
+    if (userLoading || !user) {
         return (
             <div style={{ 
                 position: 'fixed',
@@ -505,7 +495,7 @@ export default function SinglePlayerPage() {
                 </Alert>
             </Snackbar>
 
-            <Tldraw
+            {store && <Tldraw
                 user={tldrawUser}
                 store={store}
                 tools={singlePlayerTools}
@@ -549,7 +539,7 @@ export default function SinglePlayerPage() {
                         logger.error('single-player-page', '❌ Error in onMount', error);
                     }
                 }}
-            />
+            />}
         </div>
     );
 }