diff --git a/apps/admin/src/stores/useAuthStore.ts b/apps/admin/src/stores/useAuthStore.ts
index 7b319496..a6b1cf94 100644
--- a/apps/admin/src/stores/useAuthStore.ts
+++ b/apps/admin/src/stores/useAuthStore.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ export const useAuthStore = defineStore('auth', () => {
 
   function handleUnauthorized() {
     clearState()
-    isInitialized.value = false
+    // Do NOT reset isInitialized — the full page reload (below) resets all JS state.
+    // Resetting it here causes a race condition: the async 401 interceptor fires
+    // after doInitialize() sets isInitialized=true, putting the app back into
+    // a loading state that never resolves.
 
     if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
       const publicPaths = ['/login', '/forgot-password', '/reset-password', '/verify-email-change']
diff --git a/apps/app/src/stores/useAuthStore.ts b/apps/app/src/stores/useAuthStore.ts
index 78bb1af2..151f8869 100644
--- a/apps/app/src/stores/useAuthStore.ts
+++ b/apps/app/src/stores/useAuthStore.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ export const useAuthStore = defineStore('auth', () => {
 
   function handleUnauthorized() {
     clearState()
-    isInitialized.value = false
+    // Do NOT reset isInitialized — the full page reload (below) resets all JS state.
+    // Resetting it here causes a race condition: the async 401 interceptor fires
+    // after doInitialize() sets isInitialized=true, putting the app back into
+    // a loading state that never resolves.
 
     if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.location.pathname !== '/login') {
       window.location.href = '/login'
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/stores/useAuthStore.ts b/apps/portal/src/stores/useAuthStore.ts
index 4287b97f..e659716c 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/stores/useAuthStore.ts
+++ b/apps/portal/src/stores/useAuthStore.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ export const useAuthStore = defineStore('auth', () => {
 
   function handleUnauthorized() {
     clearState()
-    isInitialized.value = false
+    // Do NOT reset isInitialized — the full page reload (below) resets all JS state.
+    // Resetting it here causes a race condition: the async 401 interceptor fires
+    // after doInitialize() sets isInitialized=true, putting the app back into
+    // a loading state that never resolves.
 
     if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
       const path = window.location.pathname