diff --git a/pkg/cmd/codespace/common.go b/pkg/cmd/codespace/common.go
index 0f6f9cf4e..09b9308aa 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/codespace/common.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/codespace/common.go
@@ -209,8 +209,13 @@ func ask(qs []*survey.Question, response interface{}) error {
 // checkAuthorizedKeys reports an error if the user has not registered any SSH keys;
 // see https://github.com/cli/cli/v2/issues/166#issuecomment-921769703.
 // The check is not required for security but it improves the error message.
-func checkAuthorizedKeys(ctx context.Context, client apiClient, user string) error {
-	keys, err := client.AuthorizedKeys(ctx, user)
+func checkAuthorizedKeys(ctx context.Context, client apiClient) error {
+	user, err := client.GetUser(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error getting user: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	keys, err := client.AuthorizedKeys(ctx, user.Login)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read GitHub-authorized SSH keys for %s: %w", user, err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/codespace/logs.go b/pkg/cmd/codespace/logs.go
index 9fc6010b4..d0a0c233b 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/codespace/logs.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/codespace/logs.go
@@ -41,14 +41,9 @@ func (a *App) Logs(ctx context.Context, codespaceName string, follow bool) (err
 		return fmt.Errorf("get or choose codespace: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	user, err := a.apiClient.GetUser(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("getting user: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	authkeys := make(chan error, 1)
 	go func() {
-		authkeys <- checkAuthorizedKeys(ctx, a.apiClient, user.Login)
+		authkeys <- checkAuthorizedKeys(ctx, a.apiClient)
 	}()
 
 	session, err := codespaces.ConnectToLiveshare(ctx, a, noopLogger(), a.apiClient, codespace)
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/codespace/ssh.go b/pkg/cmd/codespace/ssh.go
index e16bcb2a0..cce05f131 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/codespace/ssh.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/codespace/ssh.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (a *App) SSH(ctx context.Context, sshArgs []string, opts sshOptions) (err e
 	// That lets us report a more useful error message if they don't.
 	authkeys := make(chan error, 1)
 	go func() {
-		authkeys <- a.ensureAuthorizedKeys(ctx)
+		authkeys <- checkAuthorizedKeys(ctx, a.apiClient)
 	}()
 
 	session, err := a.openSSHSession(ctx, codespace, liveshareLogger)
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (a *App) printOpenSSHConfig(ctx context.Context, opts configOptions, execut
 
 	// While the above fetches are running, ensure that the user has keys installed.
 	// That lets us report a more useful error message if they don't.
-	if err = a.ensureAuthorizedKeys(ctx); err != nil {
+	if err = checkAuthorizedKeys(ctx, a.apiClient); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -311,15 +311,6 @@ func (a *App) openSSHSession(ctx context.Context, codespace *api.Codespace, live
 	return session, nil
 }
 
-func (a *App) ensureAuthorizedKeys(ctx context.Context) error {
-	user, err := a.apiClient.GetUser(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error getting user: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return checkAuthorizedKeys(ctx, a.apiClient, user.Login)
-}
-
 type cpOptions struct {
 	sshOptions
 	recursive bool // -r