diff --git a/src/auth/tokenStore.ts b/src/auth/tokenStore.ts
index 376c70b..29b9cac 100644
--- a/src/auth/tokenStore.ts
+++ b/src/auth/tokenStore.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 export type StoredTokens = {
     access_token: string;
-    refresh_token: string;
 };
 
 const LS_KEY = "uhm_auth_tokens_v1";
@@ -12,9 +11,9 @@ function safeParseTokens(raw: string | null): StoredTokens | null {
     try {
         const v = JSON.parse(raw) as Partial<StoredTokens>;
         if (!v || typeof v !== "object") return null;
-        if (typeof v.access_token !== "string" || typeof v.refresh_token !== "string") return null;
-        if (!v.access_token.trim() || !v.refresh_token.trim()) return null;
-        return { access_token: v.access_token, refresh_token: v.refresh_token };
+        if (typeof v.access_token !== "string") return null;
+        if (!v.access_token.trim()) return null;
+        return { access_token: v.access_token };
     } catch {
         return null;
     }
@@ -41,10 +40,6 @@ export function getAccessToken(): string | null {
     return getStoredTokens()?.access_token ?? null;
 }
 
-export function getRefreshToken(): string | null {
-    return getStoredTokens()?.refresh_token ?? null;
-}
-
 export function clearStoredTokens(): void {
     setStoredTokens(null);
 }
@@ -72,8 +67,8 @@ export function extractTokensFromResponsePayload(payload: any): StoredTokens | n
         tokenContainer?.refreshToken ??
         tokenContainer?.refresh ??
         null;
-    if (typeof access === "string" && typeof refresh === "string" && access.trim() && refresh.trim()) {
-        return { access_token: access, refresh_token: refresh };
+    if (typeof access === "string" && access.trim()) {
+        return { access_token: access };
     }
     return null;
 }
diff --git a/src/config/config.ts b/src/config/config.ts
index 9c20bea..245ec00 100644
--- a/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/src/config/config.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
   clearStoredTokens,
   extractTokensFromResponsePayload,
   getAccessToken,
-  getRefreshToken,
   setStoredTokens,
 } from "@/auth/tokenStore"
 
@@ -118,31 +117,11 @@ async function performRefreshAndRetry(originalRequest: any): Promise<AxiosRespon
   isRefreshing = true
 
   try {
-    const refreshToken = getRefreshToken()
-
-    const tryHeaderRefresh = async () => {
-      if (!refreshToken) return null
-      // Use dedicated refreshApi to handle baseURL and credentials consistently.
-      return refreshApi.post("/auth/refresh", {}, {
-        headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${refreshToken}` }
-      })
-    }
-
     const tryCookieRefresh = async () => {
       return refreshApi.post("/auth/refresh", {})
     }
 
-    let refreshRes: any = null
-    try {
-      refreshRes = (await tryHeaderRefresh()) || (await tryCookieRefresh())
-    } catch (e: any) {
-      // If header-based refresh fails (wrong token type), fall back to cookie refresh.
-      if (refreshToken && e?.response?.status === 401) {
-        refreshRes = await tryCookieRefresh()
-      } else {
-        throw e
-      }
-    }
+    let refreshRes: any = await tryCookieRefresh()
 
     const nextTokens = extractTokensFromResponsePayload(refreshRes?.data)
     if (nextTokens) setStoredTokens(nextTokens)
@@ -159,10 +138,8 @@ async function performRefreshAndRetry(originalRequest: any): Promise<AxiosRespon
   } catch (refreshErr: any) {
     processQueue(refreshErr)
     // Only force logout when refresh token/session is truly invalid (401).
-    // CRITICAL: Only redirect if we HAD a refresh token. If we didn't, it means 
-    // the user was anonymous, and we should just let the error bubble up.
-    const refreshToken = getRefreshToken()
-    if (refreshToken && refreshErr?.response?.status === 401) {
+    // CRITICAL: We only redirect if it's a 401, which means the HttpOnly cookie is missing or invalid.
+    if (refreshErr?.response?.status === 401) {
       clearStoredTokens()
       if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
         window.location.href = "/signin"
diff --git a/src/uhm/api/auth.ts b/src/uhm/api/auth.ts
index e739de2..b39aa09 100644
--- a/src/uhm/api/auth.ts
+++ b/src/uhm/api/auth.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { clearStoredTokens, setStoredTokens } from "@/auth/tokenStore";
 
 export type AuthTokens = {
     access_token: string;
-    refresh_token: string;
 };
 
 export type CurrentUser = {
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ export async function signIn(email: string, password: string): Promise<AuthToken
         jsonRequestInit("POST", { email, password }),
         { skipAuth: true }
     );
-    if (res?.access_token && res?.refresh_token) setStoredTokens(res);
+    if (res?.access_token) setStoredTokens(res);
     return res;
 }