diff --git a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/server/DocsLoader.ts b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/server/DocsLoader.ts
index 6d9699b7f8..573e6fe5e9 100644
--- a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/server/DocsLoader.ts
+++ b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/server/DocsLoader.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import type { AuthEdgeConfig } from "@fern-docs/auth";
 import { ApiDefinitionLoader } from "@fern-docs/cache";
 import { getAuthEdgeConfig } from "@fern-docs/edge-config";
 import { getAuthState, type AuthState } from "./auth/getAuthState";
-import { loadDocsDefinitionFromS3 } from "./loadDocsDefinitionFromS3";
 import { loadWithUrl } from "./loadWithUrl";
 import { pruneWithAuthState } from "./withRbac";
 
@@ -119,38 +118,16 @@ export class DocsLoader {
       .withEnvironment(process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FDR_ORIGIN)
       .load();
   }
-
-  private getDocsDefinitionUrl() {
-    return (
-      process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_DOCS_DEFINITION_S3_URL ??
-      "https://docs-definitions.buildwithfern.com"
-    );
-  }
-
+  
   private async loadDocs(): Promise<
     DocsV2Read.LoadDocsForUrlResponse | undefined
   > {
     if (!this.#loadForDocsUrlResponse) {
-      try {
-        const response = await loadDocsDefinitionFromS3({
-          domain: this.domain,
-          docsDefinitionUrl: this.getDocsDefinitionUrl(),
-        });
-        if (response == null) {
-          throw new Error(
-            `Failed to load docs definition for domain: ${this.domain}`
-          );
-        }
-        this.#loadForDocsUrlResponse = response;
-      } catch (error) {
-        // Not served by cloudfront, fetch from Redis and then RDS
-        console.error("Failed to load docs definition from S3:", error);
-        const response = await loadWithUrl(this.domain);
-        if (response.ok) {
-          this.#loadForDocsUrlResponse = response.body;
-        } else {
-          this.#error = response.error;
-        }
+      const response = await loadWithUrl(this.domain);
+      if (response.ok) {
+        this.#loadForDocsUrlResponse = response.body;
+      } else {
+        this.#error = response.error;
       }
     }
     return this.#loadForDocsUrlResponse;
diff --git a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/server/loadWithUrl.ts b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/server/loadWithUrl.ts
index 953e22bc26..cf5e95870b 100644
--- a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/server/loadWithUrl.ts
+++ b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/server/loadWithUrl.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { APIResponse, FdrAPI } from "@fern-api/fdr-sdk/client/types";
 import { provideRegistryService } from "@fern-docs/ui";
 import { withoutStaging } from "@fern-docs/utils";
+import { loadDocsDefinitionFromS3 } from "./loadDocsDefinitionFromS3";
 
 export type LoadWithUrlResponse = APIResponse<
   FdrAPI.docs.v2.read.LoadDocsForUrlResponse,
@@ -11,8 +12,33 @@ export type LoadWithUrlResponse = APIResponse<
  * - If the token is a WorkOS token, we need to use the getPrivateDocsForUrl endpoint.
  * - Otherwise, we can use the getDocsForUrl endpoint (including custom auth).
  */
-export function loadWithUrl(url: string): Promise<LoadWithUrlResponse> {
+export async function loadWithUrl(
+  domain: string
+): Promise<LoadWithUrlResponse> {
+  const domainWithoutStaging = withoutStaging(domain);
+
+  let response;
+  try {
+    response = await loadDocsDefinitionFromS3({
+      domain: domainWithoutStaging,
+      docsDefinitionUrl: getDocsDefinitionUrl(),
+    });
+    if (response != null) {
+      return response;
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Failed to load docs definition:", error);
+    response = null;
+  }
+
   return provideRegistryService().docs.v2.read.getDocsForUrl({
-    url: FdrAPI.Url(withoutStaging(url)),
+    url: FdrAPI.Url(domainWithoutStaging),
   });
 }
+
+function getDocsDefinitionUrl() {
+  return (
+    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_DOCS_DEFINITION_S3_URL ??
+    "https://docs-definitions.buildwithfern.com"
+  );
+}