update

frontend/src/contexts/AuthContext.tsx

@@ -139,9 +139,12 @@ export const AuthProvider: React.FC<AuthProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
       const user = await authService.getCurrentUser();
       setUser(user);
       setState((prev) => ({ ...prev, user }));
-    } catch (error) {
+    } catch (error: any) {
       console.error('Failed to refresh user data:', error);
-      logout();
+      // Only logout on explicit 401 — network errors / 5xx should not destroy the session
+      if (error?.response?.status === 401) {
+        logout();
+      }
     }
   }, [logout]);