From 223a41d91b39769130241c5456a9f8fdec9c74fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: basantnema31 <pianistbasant31@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 May 2026 15:25:49 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: prevent sending string 'null' or 'undefined' tokens to
 backend (Issue #257)

---
 client/src/Context/UserContext.jsx | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/src/Context/UserContext.jsx b/client/src/Context/UserContext.jsx
index d5192cf..32c4c47 100644
--- a/client/src/Context/UserContext.jsx
+++ b/client/src/Context/UserContext.jsx
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ export const UserContextProvider = ({ children }) => {
   const getUser = async () => {
     const token = localStorage.getItem("token");
     
-    // If no token and not on a public route, redirect to login
-    if (!token) {
+    // If no token (or invalid string "null"/"undefined") and not on a public route, redirect to login
+    if (!token || token === "null" || token === "undefined") {
       if (!isPublicRoute) {
         navigate("/login");
       }