diff --git a/apps/web/src/App.tsx b/apps/web/src/App.tsx
index da93316..8840370 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/App.tsx
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ function AdminLayout() {
 export function App() {
   const location = useLocation();
   const [authDisabled, setAuthDisabled] = useState<boolean | null>(null);
-  const { data: session, isPending: sessionLoading } = useSession();
+  const { data: rawSession, isPending: rawSessionLoading } = useSession();
+  // In dev mode (authDisabled=true), session state is irrelevant - skip useSession result
+  const session = authDisabled ? null : rawSession;
+  const sessionLoading = authDisabled ? false : rawSessionLoading;
 
   useEffect(() => {
     fetch("/api/dev/config")
diff --git a/apps/web/src/__tests__/App.test.tsx b/apps/web/src/__tests__/App.test.tsx
index d677733..ea5aea8 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/__tests__/App.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/__tests__/App.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
 import { render, screen, within, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { MemoryRouter } from "react-router-dom";
-import { App } from "../App.js";
+import { App } from "../App";
+
 
 // Mock fetch to return appropriate responses based on URL
 beforeEach(() => {
@@ -150,6 +151,12 @@ describe("Dev login selector", () => {
           }),
         } as Response);
       }
+      if (url === "/api/auth/get-session") {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          json: async () => ({ user: null }),
+        } as Response);
+      }
       return Promise.resolve({ ok: true, json: async () => [] } as Response);
     }) as unknown as typeof fetch;