diff --git a/Mode3Test/frontend/index.html b/Mode3Test/frontend/index.html
index 782aaff..1fafeae 100644
--- a/Mode3Test/frontend/index.html
+++ b/Mode3Test/frontend/index.html
@@ -2329,7 +2329,14 @@
     if (!link || fileCache.has(link)) return; // Skip if no link or already cached
 
     try {
-      const graphToken = await ensureGraphToken();
+      // Always refresh token before critical file operation to ensure it's fresh
+      let graphToken = await refreshGraphToken();
+      
+      // If no token after refresh, try to ensure one exists
+      if (!graphToken) {
+        graphToken = await ensureGraphToken();
+      }
+      
       const headers = graphToken ? { 'x-graph-token': graphToken } : {};
 
       const controller = new AbortController();
@@ -2865,7 +2872,14 @@
       </div>
     `;
 
-    const graphToken = await ensureGraphToken();
+    // Always refresh token before opening folder to ensure it's fresh
+    let graphToken = await refreshGraphToken();
+    
+    // If no token after refresh, try to ensure one exists
+    if (!graphToken) {
+      graphToken = await ensureGraphToken();
+    }
+    
     const headers = graphToken ? { 'x-graph-token': graphToken } : {};
 
     try {
@@ -2907,11 +2921,37 @@
       console.error('❌ job-files error for', job.Job_Number, err);
       const authExpired = err?.message === 'AUTH_EXPIRED' || String(err || '').includes('401');
       const timedOut = err?.name === 'AbortError';
-      const friendly = authExpired
-        ? 'Your Microsoft Graph session expired. Click Re-authenticate to sign in again.'
-        : timedOut
-          ? 'Request timed out. If this keeps happening, re-authenticate and retry.'
-          : (err?.message || 'Unknown error');
+      
+      // If auth expired, silently clear and redirect
+      if (authExpired) {
+        try { pb?.authStore?.clear?.(); } catch {}
+        try { localStorage.removeItem(GRAPH_TOKEN_KEY); } catch {}
+        try { localStorage.removeItem('pocketbase_auth'); } catch {}
+        try { sessionStorage.clear(); } catch {}
+        // Show error but with auto-redirect option
+        iframeLoader.classList.remove('hidden');
+        iframeLoader.innerHTML = `
+          <div class="text-center max-w-md mx-auto px-4 space-y-4">
+            <div class="text-xl font-semibold text-red-600">Unable to load files</div>
+            <div class="text-gray-600">Your Microsoft Graph session expired. Click Re-authenticate to sign in again.</div>
+            <div class="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 flex-wrap">
+              <a href="${link}" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="px-4 py-2 bg-blue-600 text-white rounded-lg hover:bg-blue-700 inline-block font-medium">Open folder instead</a>
+              <button id="reauthBtn" class="px-4 py-2 bg-gray-300 hover:bg-gray-400 rounded-lg text-gray-800 font-medium">Re-authenticate</button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        `;
+        const reauthBtn = document.getElementById('reauthBtn');
+        if (reauthBtn) {
+          reauthBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
+            window.location.href = 'signin.html';
+          });
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+      
+      const friendly = timedOut
+        ? 'Request timed out. If this keeps happening, re-authenticate and retry.'
+        : (err?.message || 'Unknown error');
       iframeLoader.classList.remove('hidden');
       iframeLoader.innerHTML = `
         <div class="text-center max-w-md mx-auto px-4 space-y-3">