diff --git a/.changeset/chilled-zoos-appear.md b/.changeset/chilled-zoos-appear.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad3db10301b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chilled-zoos-appear.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/astro': patch
+---
+
+Ignore pre-rendered files in Clerk Middleware
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/server/clerk-middleware.ts b/packages/astro/src/server/clerk-middleware.ts
index 6e6f4d809cc..ba1426c7f75 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/server/clerk-middleware.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/server/clerk-middleware.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ export const clerkMiddleware: ClerkMiddleware = (...args: unknown[]): any => {
   const [handler, options] = parseHandlerAndOptions(args);
 
   const astroMiddleware: AstroMiddleware = async (context, next) => {
+    // if the current page is prerendered, do nothing
+    if ('isPrerendered' in context && context.isPrerendered) {
+      return next();
+    }
+
     const clerkRequest = createClerkRequest(context.request);
 
     clerkClient(context).telemetry.record(