Network error cause the session in application become to null and never refetch again

Author: BrooooooklynCreated Nov 14, 2023Updated Aug 6, 2026

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Environment

System:
    OS: Windows 10 10.0.22631
    CPU: (32) x64 AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core Processor
    Memory: 47.28 GB / 63.92 GB
  Binaries:
    Node: 18.18.2 - ~\AppData\Local\fnm_multishells\5048_1699970090223\node.EXE
    Yarn: 4.0.1 - ~\AppData\Local\fnm_multishells\5048_1699970090223\yarn.CMD
    npm: 9.8.1 - ~\AppData\Local\fnm_multishells\5048_1699970090223\npm.CMD

npmPackages:
    react: 18.2.0 => 18.2.0
    next-auth: ^4.23.2 => 4.23.2

npmPackages:
    @auth/prisma-adapter: ^1.0.3 => 1.0.4

Reproduction URL

https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth-example

Describe the issue

Network error causes the session in the application to become null and never refetch again.

How to reproduce

enable refetchOnWindowFocus
disable the network in devtool
blur and focus the tab
re-enable the network
application session becomes null, and never updates again even calling the update

Expected behavior

refetch the session if the __NEXTAUTH._session comes from the network error: https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/blob/465e882176de5c9e1bc5a482c429ba8d54c55e22/packages/next-auth/src/react.tsx#L395

Source: nextauthjs/next-auth

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