diff --git a/src/hooks/useAuth.tsx b/src/hooks/useAuth.tsx
index 4a005e0..0ae0854 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useAuth.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useAuth.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ export function AuthProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
         // No session, set loading to false immediately
         if (mounted) setLoading(false);
       }
+    }).catch((error: Error | unknown) => {
+      // Catch CORS errors or other initialization errors
+      console.error('Auth initialization error:', error);
+      if (mounted) setLoading(false);
     });
 
     // Then listen for auth state changes