diff --git a/src/notifier.ts b/src/notifier.ts
index b3079dd..66c6ccc 100644
--- a/src/notifier.ts
+++ b/src/notifier.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ export async function newNotifier({ cfg, aborter, channels }: NotifierOpts): Pro
 
     // Single fetch-and-notify pass in the weekly digest format, then exit.
     async once(): Promise<void> {
-      const tokens = await authenticate(cfg);
       const { events } = await getUpcomingEvents(cfg, tokens);
       for (const ch of channels) await ch.notifyMany(events);
     },
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ export async function newNotifier({ cfg, aborter, channels }: NotifierOpts): Pro
     // Single fetch, then send one event (first, or by slug) in the new-event
     // format, then exit.
     async onceEvent(slug?: string): Promise<void> {
-      const tokens = await authenticate(cfg);
       const { events } = await getUpcomingEvents(cfg, tokens);
       if (events.length === 0) throw new Error("no upcoming events found");