diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 43b7de3db..7c4e84512 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         "formik": "2.2.9",
         "history": "4.10.1",
         "iso-639-1": "2.1.4",
+        "jwt-decode": "3.1.2",
         "lodash.camelcase": "4.3.0",
         "lodash.capitalize": "4.2.1",
         "lodash.clonedeep": "4.5.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1f61d052c..473b21d15 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "formik": "2.2.9",
     "history": "4.10.1",
     "iso-639-1": "2.1.4",
+    "jwt-decode": "3.1.2",
     "lodash.camelcase": "4.3.0",
     "lodash.capitalize": "4.2.1",
     "lodash.clonedeep": "4.5.0",
diff --git a/src/components/enterprise-user-subsidy/data/hooks/hooks.js b/src/components/enterprise-user-subsidy/data/hooks/hooks.js
index 9069ed3d9..e36ec8952 100644
--- a/src/components/enterprise-user-subsidy/data/hooks/hooks.js
+++ b/src/components/enterprise-user-subsidy/data/hooks/hooks.js
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ import {
   useState, useEffect, useReducer, useCallback, useMemo,
 } from 'react';
 import { logError } from '@edx/frontend-platform/logging';
+import { getConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform/config';
 import { camelCaseObject } from '@edx/frontend-platform/utils';
 import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import jwtDecode from 'jwt-decode';
+import Cookies from 'universal-cookie';
 
 import { sendEnterpriseTrackEvent } from '@edx/frontend-enterprise-utils';
 import { fetchCouponCodeAssignments } from '../../coupons';
@@ -104,6 +107,20 @@ export function useSubscriptionLicense({
     enterpriseIdentityProvider: enterpriseConfig.identityProvider,
   }), [enterpriseConfig]);
 
+  const decodeJwtCookie = () => {
+    const cookies = new Cookies();
+    const cookieValue = cookies.get(getConfig().ACCESS_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME);
+    if (!cookieValue) { return null; }
+    try {
+      return jwtDecode(cookieValue);
+    } catch (e) {
+      const error = Object.create(e);
+      error.message = '[useSubscriptionLicense] Error decoding JWT token';
+      error.customAttributes = { cookieValue };
+      throw error;
+    }
+  };
+
   useEffect(() => {
     async function retrieveUserLicense() {
       let result = await fetchExistingUserLicense(enterpriseId);
@@ -118,9 +135,11 @@ export function useSubscriptionLicense({
       ];
       const hasCustomerAgreementData = customerAgreementMetadata.every(item => !!item);
 
-      // Only request an auto-applied license if ther user is a learner of the enterprise.
+      const decodedJwt = decodeJwtCookie();
+
+      // Only request an auto-applied license if the user is a learner of the enterprise.
       // This is mainly to prevent edx operators from accidently getting a license.
-      const isEnterpriseLearner = !!user.roles.find(userRole => {
+      const isEnterpriseLearner = !!decodedJwt.roles.find(userRole => {
         const [role, enterprise] = userRole.split(':');
         return role === 'enterprise_learner' && enterprise === enterpriseId;
       });
diff --git a/src/components/enterprise-user-subsidy/data/hooks/hooks.test.jsx b/src/components/enterprise-user-subsidy/data/hooks/hooks.test.jsx
index 7972b3dc6..9d94d673f 100644
--- a/src/components/enterprise-user-subsidy/data/hooks/hooks.test.jsx
+++ b/src/components/enterprise-user-subsidy/data/hooks/hooks.test.jsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { renderHook } from '@testing-library/react-hooks';
 import * as logging from '@edx/frontend-platform/logging';
 import { camelCaseObject } from '@edx/frontend-platform/utils';
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import Cookies from 'universal-cookie';
 
 import {
   useCouponCodes,
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ import { fetchCouponsOverview } from '../../coupons/data/service';
 import { fetchCouponCodeAssignments } from '../../coupons';
 import { LICENSE_STATUS } from '../constants';
 
+jest.mock('universal-cookie');
+
 jest.mock('../../data/service');
 jest.mock('../../coupons/data/service');
 jest.mock('../../coupons');
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ jest.mock('../../../../config', () => ({
 
 const TEST_SUBSCRIPTION_UUID = 'test-subscription-uuid';
 const TEST_LICENSE_UUID = 'test-license-uuid';
-const TEST_ENTERPRISE_UUID = 'test-enterprise-uuid';
+const TEST_ENTERPRISE_UUID = 'd0224477-4903-404a-b3c4-9edfce728d37';
 const TEST_USER_ID = '35';
 const TEST_ACTIVATION_KEY = 'test-activation-key';
 
@@ -79,8 +82,14 @@ const mockCustomerAgreement = {
 };
 
 describe('useSubscriptionLicense', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    const mockJwt = 'eyJhbGciOiJSUzUxMiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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';
+    const mockGetCookie = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(mockJwt);
+    Cookies.mockReturnValue({ get: mockGetCookie });
+  });
+
   afterEach(() => {
-    jest.resetAllMocks();
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
   });
 
   it('does nothing if customer agreement is still loading', async () => {