diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/pages/ProfilePage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/pages/ProfilePage.tsx
index 14f709b8b..28a38695a 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/pages/ProfilePage.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/pages/ProfilePage.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { notify, PageHeader, useErrorHandler, passwordSchema as strongPasswordSchema, PasswordRequirements, getCountryCode } from '@ema-platform/ui';
 import { useApiMutation } from '@ema-platform/api';
 import { setUser, useCurrentProfile } from '@ema-platform/auth';
-import type { CurrentProfile } from '@ema-platform/auth';
 import { SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES, type AppLanguage } from '../../../i18n/config';
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from '../../../store/hooks';
 import type { AuthUser } from '@ema-platform/auth';
@@ -106,7 +105,6 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
   const { handleError } = useErrorHandler();
 
   const [updateTrigger] = useApiMutation<AuthUser>();
-  const [meTrigger] = useApiMutation<AuthUser>();
   const [passwordTrigger] = useApiMutation<unknown>();
   const [fetchProfessions] = useApiMutation<{ count: number; items: Array<{ id: string; name: { en: string } }> }>();
 
@@ -137,12 +135,6 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
     [professions],
   );
 
-  const professionNameMap = useMemo(() => {
-    const map: Record<string, string> = {};
-    professions.forEach((p) => { map[p.id] = p.name.en; });
-    return map;
-  }, [professions]);
-
   // ---- Profile data ----
   // Resolved through `useCurrentProfile`, which provisions a profile if the
   // user has none. The page used to read an id out of local storage that only
@@ -227,21 +219,6 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
     }
   }, [resolvedProfile, storedProfile, profileResolving, user]);
 
-  // Load the latest user from the server on mount
-  useEffect(() => {
-    let active = true;
-    meTrigger({ url: '/auth/me', method: 'GET' })
-      .unwrap()
-      .then((me) => {
-        if (active) dispatch(setUser(me));
-      })
-      .catch(() => {
-        // Best-effort refresh; the store already holds the user from sign-in.
-      });
-    return () => { active = false; };
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, []);
-
   // ---- Personal form (auth user data) ----
   const personalSchema = z.object({
     nameEn: z.string().min(1, { message: t('profile.validation.nameRequired') }),
diff --git a/libs/auth/src/lib/components/AuthBootstrap.tsx b/libs/auth/src/lib/components/AuthBootstrap.tsx
index 03eef5a7a..769864f6f 100644
--- a/libs/auth/src/lib/components/AuthBootstrap.tsx
+++ b/libs/auth/src/lib/components/AuthBootstrap.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export function AuthBootstrap({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       dispatch(hydrateAuth());
 
       const token = authStorage.getToken();
+      const cachedUser = authStorage.getUser<AuthUser>();
       if (!token) {
         if (!cancelled) setReady(true);
         return;
@@ -42,7 +43,12 @@ export function AuthBootstrap({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
 
         if (response.ok) {
           const user = (await response.json()) as AuthUser;
-          if (!cancelled) dispatch(setUser(user));
+          // Keep the persisted session as the source of truth when it is
+          // available. A successful profile update writes it immediately,
+          // while `/auth/me` can briefly return a stale read and otherwise
+          // undo that update on every page refresh. We still make this call
+          // to validate the token and clear invalid sessions below.
+          if (!cancelled && !cachedUser) dispatch(setUser(user));
         } else if (response.status === 401 || response.status === 403) {
           // Expired or revoked — drop it so the user gets a login screen
           // instead of a dead end.