diff --git a/src/supabase/src/supabase/_sync/client.py b/src/supabase/src/supabase/_sync/client.py
index 29c0246b..f213aa99 100644
--- a/src/supabase/src/supabase/_sync/client.py
+++ b/src/supabase/src/supabase/_sync/client.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from storage3 import SyncStorageClient
 from storage3.constants import DEFAULT_TIMEOUT as DEFAULT_STORAGE_CLIENT_TIMEOUT
 from supabase_auth import SyncMemoryStorage
+from supabase_auth.errors import AuthError
 from supabase_auth.types import AuthChangeEvent, Session
 from supabase_functions import SyncFunctionsClient
 from yarl import URL
@@ -116,7 +117,8 @@ def create(
                     if session
                     else None
                 )
-            except Exception:
+            except AuthError:
+                # Session retrieval is optional during client initialization
                 session_access_token = None
 
             client.options.headers.update(