diff --git a/src/components/landing/PortfolioSection.tsx b/src/components/landing/PortfolioSection.tsx
index 54ea017e..b68410e1 100644
--- a/src/components/landing/PortfolioSection.tsx
+++ b/src/components/landing/PortfolioSection.tsx
@@ -167,6 +167,19 @@ function formatBrokerName(broker?: string | null) {
   return normalized || "broker";
 }
 
+function isBrokerAuthError(error: unknown) {
+  const message = String((error as { message?: string } | null)?.message || "").toLowerCase();
+  if (!message) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return (
+    message.includes("401:") ||
+    message.includes("session expired") ||
+    message.includes("please reconnect") ||
+    message.includes("broker session expired")
+  );
+}
+
 function firstNumber(...values: unknown[]) {
   for (const value of values) {
     const parsed = Number(value);
@@ -679,19 +692,34 @@ export default function PortfolioSection() {
   }, [positionsQuery.data]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (
-      brokerStatus?.connected &&
-      (holdingsQuery.isError || fundsQuery.isError || equityCurveQuery.isError || positionsQuery.isError)
-    ) {
+    if (!brokerStatus?.connected) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const authIssue =
+      isBrokerAuthError(holdingsQuery.error) ||
+      isBrokerAuthError(fundsQuery.error) ||
+      isBrokerAuthError(positionsQuery.error) ||
+      isBrokerAuthError(equityCurveQuery.error);
+
+    if (authIssue) {
       setSessionExpired(true);
     }
   }, [
     brokerStatus?.connected,
-    holdingsQuery.isError,
-    fundsQuery.isError,
-    equityCurveQuery.isError,
-    positionsQuery.isError,
+    holdingsQuery.error,
+    fundsQuery.error,
+    positionsQuery.error,
+    equityCurveQuery.error,
   ]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const authState = (brokerStatus?.authState || "").trim().toUpperCase();
+    if (!isConnected || !authState || authState === "VALID") {
+      setSessionExpired(false);
+      setReconnectAttempted(false);
+    }
+  }, [isConnected, brokerStatus?.authState]);
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isConnected) {
       setSessionExpired(false);