diff --git a/app/hooks/__tests__/useDraftAuthRecovery.session-ping.test.ts b/app/hooks/__tests__/useDraftAuthRecovery.session-ping.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef38bad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/hooks/__tests__/useDraftAuthRecovery.session-ping.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/**
+ * Tests for the 15-minute session keep-alive ping in useDraftAuthRecovery.
+ *
+ * Verifies that:
+ * - A network TypeError (fetch throws) is silently swallowed and does NOT
+ *   set authDegraded, because a transient network drop should not trigger the
+ *   "Session Expired" overlay mid-draft.
+ * - A null session response (in-band 401 / expired) DOES set authDegraded.
+ * - A valid session response leaves authDegraded false.
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import { renderHook, act } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { useDraftAuthRecovery } from "../useDraftAuthRecovery";
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Mock auth-client
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const { mockGetSession } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  mockGetSession: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("~/lib/auth-client", () => ({
+  authClient: { getSession: mockGetSession },
+}));
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Minimal hook params — only what the interval ping needs
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function makeParams() {
+  return {
+    reconnectCount: 0,
+    revalidate: vi.fn(),
+    revalidatorState: "idle" as const,
+    currentUserId: "user-1",
+    userAutodraftSettings: null,
+    draftPicks: [],
+    season: {} as any,
+    userQueue: [],
+    timers: [],
+    autodraftSettings: [],
+    setPicks: vi.fn(),
+    setCurrentPick: vi.fn(),
+    setIsPaused: vi.fn(),
+    setIsDraftComplete: vi.fn(),
+    setQueue: vi.fn(),
+    setTeamTimers: vi.fn(),
+    setAutodraftStatus: vi.fn(),
+    setIsSyncing: vi.fn(),
+    setUserAutodraft: vi.fn(),
+  };
+}
+
+const FIFTEEN_MINUTES = 15 * 60 * 1000;
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tests
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("useDraftAuthRecovery — session keep-alive ping", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    mockGetSession.mockReset();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  it("does NOT set authDegraded when getSession() throws a network TypeError", async () => {
+    mockGetSession.mockRejectedValue(new TypeError("Failed to fetch"));
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useDraftAuthRecovery(makeParams()));
+
+    expect(result.current.authDegraded).toBe(false);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(FIFTEEN_MINUTES);
+      // flush the async callback
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current.authDegraded).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("sets authDegraded when getSession() returns null data (session expired)", async () => {
+    mockGetSession.mockResolvedValue({ data: null, error: { status: 401 } });
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useDraftAuthRecovery(makeParams()));
+
+    expect(result.current.authDegraded).toBe(false);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(FIFTEEN_MINUTES);
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current.authDegraded).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("leaves authDegraded false when getSession() returns a valid session", async () => {
+    mockGetSession.mockResolvedValue({
+      data: { userId: "user-1" },
+      error: null,
+    });
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useDraftAuthRecovery(makeParams()));
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(FIFTEEN_MINUTES);
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current.authDegraded).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/hooks/useDraftAuthRecovery.ts b/app/hooks/useDraftAuthRecovery.ts
index d3df7a6..4273ea5 100644
--- a/app/hooks/useDraftAuthRecovery.ts
+++ b/app/hooks/useDraftAuthRecovery.ts
@@ -120,8 +120,16 @@ export function useDraftAuthRecovery({
     if (authDegraded) return;
     const FIFTEEN_MINUTES = 15 * 60 * 1000;
     const id = setInterval(async () => {
-      const { data: session } = await authClient.getSession();
-      if (!session) setAuthDegraded(true);
+      try {
+        const { data: session } = await authClient.getSession();
+        if (!session) setAuthDegraded(true);
+      } catch {
+        // Network failures throw a TypeError from fetch(), but real session
+        // expiry (401) is returned in-band as { data: null } by better-fetch
+        // and caught by the !session check above. Swallowing the throw here
+        // means a transient network drop doesn't trigger the auth overlay
+        // mid-draft.
+      }
     }, FIFTEEN_MINUTES);
     return () => clearInterval(id);
   }, [authDegraded]);