diff --git a/app/composables/useActiveRole.ts b/app/composables/useActiveRole.ts
index e26d2bf..d179871 100644
--- a/app/composables/useActiveRole.ts
+++ b/app/composables/useActiveRole.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ export function useActiveRole() {
 
       return data
     } catch (err: any) {
+      // 401 during session initialization is normal - watch() will retry successfully
+      if (err.statusCode === 401) {
+        console.debug('Role status fetch: Session not ready yet, will retry via watch()')
+        return null
+      }
+
+      // Other errors are real problems
       console.error('Failed to fetch role status:', err)
       error.value = 'Fehler beim Laden der Rollen'
       throw err