From a4da9b5613ed8d84851cc54aa00465bb06a9c428 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mahi <Mahi-Workspace@mac.home>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 15:28:22 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: Don't clear auth when token exists but user is missing
 (race condition)

---
 frontend/src/app/core/services/auth.service.ts | 11 +++++++++--
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/app/core/services/auth.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/core/services/auth.service.ts
index 4f6898d..cd75a5e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/core/services/auth.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/core/services/auth.service.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,13 @@ export class AuthService implements OnDestroy {
       }
     } else if (token || user) {
       // Inconsistent state - clear everything
-      console.warn('Inconsistent auth state detected, clearing...');
+      console.warn('Inconsistent auth state detected, clearing... token:', !!token, 'user:', !!user);
+      // Don't clear if we have a valid token - just log and continue
+      // This prevents race conditions from clearing valid auth state
+      if (token) {
+        console.warn('Token exists but user missing - NOT clearing (likely race condition)');
+        return;
+      }
       this.clearAuthState();
     }
   }
@@ -281,7 +287,8 @@ export class AuthService implements OnDestroy {
       // Delay clearing the login flag to allow async storage events to be ignored
       setTimeout(() => {
         this.isLoginInProgress = false;
-      }, 500);
+        console.log('[AUTH DEBUG] Login guard cleared after delay');
+      }, 2000);
       this._isLoading.set(false);
     }
   }