diff --git a/src/hooks/useAuth.ts b/src/hooks/useAuth.ts
index 6037d3f..5d3a8a8 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useAuth.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useAuth.ts
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ export const useAuth = ({ middleware, redirectIfAuthenticated }: { middleware?:
             }),
         {
             shouldRetryOnError: (error) => {
-                // Never retry on 401 Unauthorized or 409 Conflict
-                if (error.response?.status === 401 || error.response?.status === 409) {
+                const status = error?.response?.status;
+                if (status === 401 || status === 409) {
+                    console.log('[useAuth] Blocking retry for status:', status);
                     return false;
                 }
-                // Retry for other errors (network issues, 500s)
+                console.log('[useAuth] Retrying for error:', error);
                 return true; 
             }
         }