diff --git a/app/composables/useApiFetch.ts b/app/composables/useApiFetch.ts
index be947a2..b273ac2 100644
--- a/app/composables/useApiFetch.ts
+++ b/app/composables/useApiFetch.ts
@@ -27,24 +27,9 @@ export const useApiFetch = <T>(request: string, options: Parameters<typeof $fetc
     const status = err?.statusCode || err?.status || err?.response?.status
 
     if (status === 401 || status === 403) {
-      try {
-        tokenCookie.value = null
-        tokenState.value = null
-        const authUser = useState('auth_user')
-        authUser.value = null
-        
-        console.error(`[API] Authentication error (${status}) - token cleared`)
-      } catch (e) {
-        console.error('[API] Error clearing auth state:', e)
-      }
-
-      try {
-        nuxtApp.runWithContext(() => navigateTo('/auth/login'))
-      } catch (e) { 
-        console.error('[API] Error navigating to login:', e)
-      }
+      console.error(`[API] Authentication error (${status})`)
     }
 
     throw err
   })
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/composables/useAuth.ts b/app/composables/useAuth.ts
index 37e510d..a6dc2da 100644
--- a/app/composables/useAuth.ts
+++ b/app/composables/useAuth.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ export const useAuth = () => {
   const user = useState<UserContext | null>('auth_user', () => null)
   const isSyncingUser = useState<boolean>('auth_syncing', () => false)
   const isAuthenticated = computed(() => !!(tokenState.value || token.value))
+  const isAuthStatusError = (error: any) => {
+    const status = error?.statusCode || error?.status || error?.response?.status
+    return status === 401 || status === 403
+  }
 
   watch(() => token.value, (newVal) => {
     tokenState.value = newVal || null
@@ -46,6 +50,11 @@ export const useAuth = () => {
         }
       }
     } catch (error) {
+      if (isAuthStatusError(error)) {
+        console.error('[Auth] Sync failed with authentication error, keeping session state:', error)
+        return
+      }
+
       console.error('[Auth] Sync failed, logging out:', error)
       logout()
     } finally {
diff --git a/app/plugins/auth.client.ts b/app/plugins/auth.client.ts
index 043a200..540720a 100644
--- a/app/plugins/auth.client.ts
+++ b/app/plugins/auth.client.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@ export default defineNuxtPlugin(async () => {
     try {
       await auth.syncUser()
     } catch (error) {
+      const status = (error as any)?.statusCode || (error as any)?.status || (error as any)?.response?.status
+
+      if (status === 401 || status === 403) {
+        console.error('[Auth Plugin] Sync failed with authentication error, keeping session state:', error)
+        return
+      }
+
       console.error('[Auth Plugin] Sync failed:', error)
       auth.logout()
     }
   }
 })
-