bug fixes

frontend/src/contexts/AuthContext.tsx

@@ -37,17 +37,19 @@ export const AuthProvider: React.FC<AuthProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
         // Optionally verify token is still valid
         try {
           await authService.getCurrentUser();
-        } catch (error) {
+        } catch (error: any) {
           console.error('Token validation failed:', error);
-          // Token is invalid, clear it
-          removeToken();
-          removeUser();
-          setState({
-            user: null,
-            token: null,
-            isAuthenticated: false,
-            isLoading: false,
-          });
+          // Only clear auth for explicit 401 Unauthorized
+          // Network errors or server errors (5xx) should not log out the user
+          if (error?.status === 401) {
+            removeToken();
+            removeUser();
+            setState({ user: null, token: null, isAuthenticated: false, isLoading: false });
+          } else {
+            // Keep existing auth state on non-auth errors (network issues, server down)
+            // The user may still be authenticated, just the server is temporarily unavailable
+            setState({ user, token, isAuthenticated: true, isLoading: false });
+          }
         } finally {
           setAuthInitialized(true);
         }