diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view.ts
index ce3a811..0cf9357 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view.ts
@@ -219,7 +219,9 @@
             )
           );
 
-    const checkForNewUser = !project && user === 'self';
+    // Checking `this.account` to make sure that the user is logged in.
+    // Otherwise sending a query for 'owner:self' will result in an error.
+    const checkForNewUser = !project && !!this.account && user === 'self';
     return dashboardPromise
       .then(res => {
         if (res && res.title) {
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view_test.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view_test.js
index 44f203d..f788e74 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view_test.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view_test.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import {GerritNav, GerritView} from '../../core/gr-navigation/gr-navigation.js';
 import {changeIsOpen} from '../../../utils/change-util.js';
 import {ChangeStatus} from '../../../constants/constants.js';
+import {createAccountWithId} from '../../../test/test-data-generators.js';
 
 const basicFixture = fixtureFromElement('gr-dashboard-view');
 
@@ -201,9 +202,23 @@
         user: 'self',
       };
       return paramsChangedPromise.then(() => {
-        assert.isTrue(
-            getChangesStub.calledWith(undefined,
-                ['1', '2', 'owner:self limit:1']));
+        assert.isTrue(getChangesStub.calledWith(undefined, ['1', '2']));
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('viewing dashboard when logged in includes owner:self query', () => {
+      element.account = createAccountWithId(1);
+      element.params = {
+        view: GerritNav.View.DASHBOARD,
+        sections: [
+          {query: '1'},
+          {query: '2', selfOnly: true},
+        ],
+        user: 'self',
+      };
+      return paramsChangedPromise.then(() => {
+        assert.isTrue(getChangesStub.calledWith(undefined,
+            ['1', '2', 'owner:self limit:1']));
       });
     });