diff --git a/components/providers/InitialLoader.tsx b/components/providers/InitialLoader.tsx
index 4c7207061..70f0c1ff6 100644
--- a/components/providers/InitialLoader.tsx
+++ b/components/providers/InitialLoader.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ import Image from 'next/image';
 export function InitialLoader({ shouldShowLoader = true }: { shouldShowLoader?: boolean }) {
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(shouldShowLoader);
 
+  const finishLoading = () => {
+    // Set a session cookie so the server knows not to render the loader again
+    document.cookie = "etib_initial_loader_v5=true; path=/; samesite=lax";
+    setIsLoading(false);
+  };
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!shouldShowLoader) return;
     
@@ -21,12 +27,6 @@ export function InitialLoader({ shouldShowLoader = true }: { shouldShowLoader?:
     return () => clearTimeout(timeout);
   }, [shouldShowLoader]);
 
-  const finishLoading = () => {
-    // Set a session cookie so the server knows not to render the loader again
-    document.cookie = "etib_initial_loader_v5=true; path=/; samesite=lax";
-    setIsLoading(false);
-  };
-
   // Wenn wir serverseitig rendern und es nicht zeigen sollen, return null
   if (!shouldShowLoader) return null;