diff --git a/app/controllers/public/account_controller.rb b/app/controllers/public/account_controller.rb
index c0071f4..5be1f93 100644
--- a/app/controllers/public/account_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/public/account_controller.rb
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ class AccountController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def get_signup_start_time
-    Rails.cache.read params[:signup_time_key]
+    Rails.cache.read params[:signup_time_key] if params[:signup_time_key]
   end
 
   def clear_signup_start_time
--
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