diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index a707b354..df4f6cbe 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "ARROWLEFT",
     "ARROWRIGHT",
     "Astia",
+    "authjs",
     "camelcase",
     "cloudflarestorage",
     "cmdk",
diff --git a/src/admin/AdminAppMenu.tsx b/src/admin/AdminAppMenu.tsx
index a0b62c91..5147eecc 100644
--- a/src/admin/AdminAppMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/AdminAppMenu.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { FiTag } from 'react-icons/fi';
 import { BiLockAlt } from 'react-icons/bi';
 import AdminAppInfoIcon from './AdminAppInfoIcon';
 import { PiSignOutBold } from 'react-icons/pi';
-import { signOutAndRedirectAction } from '@/auth/actions';
+import { signOutAction } from '@/auth/actions';
 import { ComponentProps } from 'react';
 import { FaRegFolderOpen } from 'react-icons/fa';
 
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export default function AdminAppMenu({
     tagsCount,
     selectedPhotoIds,
     setSelectedPhotoIds,
+    clearAuthStateAndRedirect,
   } = useAppState();
 
   const isSelecting = selectedPhotoIds !== undefined;
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ export default function AdminAppMenu({
   }, {
     label: 'Sign Out',
     icon: <PiSignOutBold size={15} />,
-    action: signOutAndRedirectAction,
+    action: () => signOutAction().then(clearAuthStateAndRedirect),
   });
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/app/Footer.tsx b/src/app/Footer.tsx
index 3579b55c..d639b014 100644
--- a/src/app/Footer.tsx
+++ b/src/app/Footer.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import RepoLink from '../components/RepoLink';
 import { usePathname } from 'next/navigation';
 import { PATH_ADMIN_PHOTOS, isPathAdmin, isPathSignIn } from './paths';
 import SubmitButtonWithStatus from '@/components/SubmitButtonWithStatus';
-import { signOutAndRedirectAction } from '@/auth/actions';
+import { signOutAction } from '@/auth/actions';
 import Spinner from '@/components/Spinner';
 import AnimateItems from '@/components/AnimateItems';
 import { useAppState } from '@/state/AppState';
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { useAppState } from '@/state/AppState';
 export default function Footer() {
   const pathname = usePathname();
 
-  const { userEmail, setUserEmail } = useAppState();
+  const { userEmail, clearAuthStateAndRedirect } = useAppState();
 
   const showFooter = !isPathSignIn(pathname);
 
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ export default function Footer() {
                       )}>
                         {userEmail}
                       </div>
-                      <form action={() => signOutAndRedirectAction()
-                        .then(() => setUserEmail?.(undefined))}>
+                      <form action={() => signOutAction()
+                        .then(clearAuthStateAndRedirect)}>
                         <SubmitButtonWithStatus styleAs="link">
                           Sign out
                         </SubmitButtonWithStatus>
diff --git a/src/app/ViewSwitcher.tsx b/src/app/ViewSwitcher.tsx
index 407ade46..d0cf9222 100644
--- a/src/app/ViewSwitcher.tsx
+++ b/src/app/ViewSwitcher.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { useAppState } from '@/state/AppState';
 import { GRID_HOMEPAGE_ENABLED } from './config';
 import AdminAppMenu from '@/admin/AdminAppMenu';
 import { clsx } from 'clsx/lite';
+import Spinner from '@/components/Spinner';
 
 export type SwitcherSelection = 'feed' | 'grid' | 'admin';
 
@@ -19,9 +20,13 @@ export default function ViewSwitcher({
 }: {
   currentSelection?: SwitcherSelection
 }) {
-  const { setIsCommandKOpen, isUserSignedIn } = useAppState();
+  const {
+    isUserSignedIn,
+    isUserSignedInEager,
+    setIsCommandKOpen,
+  } = useAppState();
 
-  const renderItemFeed = () =>
+  const renderItemFeed =
     <SwitcherItem
       icon={<IconFeed />}
       href={PATH_FEED_INFERRED}
@@ -29,7 +34,7 @@ export default function ViewSwitcher({
       noPadding
     />;
 
-  const renderItemGrid = () =>
+  const renderItemGrid =
     <SwitcherItem
       icon={<IconGrid />}
       href={PATH_GRID_INFERRED}
@@ -40,19 +45,29 @@ export default function ViewSwitcher({
   return (
     <div className="flex gap-1 sm:gap-2">
       <Switcher>
-        {GRID_HOMEPAGE_ENABLED ? renderItemGrid() : renderItemFeed()}
-        {GRID_HOMEPAGE_ENABLED ? renderItemFeed() : renderItemGrid()}
+        {GRID_HOMEPAGE_ENABLED ? renderItemGrid : renderItemFeed}
+        {GRID_HOMEPAGE_ENABLED ? renderItemFeed : renderItemGrid}
+        {/* Show spinner if admin is suspected to be logged in */}
+        {(isUserSignedInEager && !isUserSignedIn) &&
+          <SwitcherItem
+            icon={<Spinner />}
+            isInteractive={false}
+            noPadding
+          />}
         {isUserSignedIn &&
-          <AdminAppMenu
-            className="mt-3 ml-[-84px]"
-            buttonClassName={clsx(
-              'w-[40px] h-[28px]',
-              'flex items-center justify-center',
-              'active:bg-transparent',
-              currentSelection === 'admin'
-                ? 'text-black dark:text-white'
-                : 'text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-600',
-            )}
+          <SwitcherItem
+            icon={<AdminAppMenu
+              className="mt-3 ml-[-94px]"
+              buttonClassName={clsx(
+                'bg-transparent dark:bg-transparent',
+                'hover:bg-transparent dark:hover:bg-transparent',
+                'active:bg-transparent dark:active:bg-transparent',
+                currentSelection === 'admin'
+                  ? 'text-black dark:text-white'
+                  : 'text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-600',
+              )}
+            />}
+            noPadding
           />}
       </Switcher>
       <Switcher type="borderless">
diff --git a/src/auth/actions.ts b/src/auth/actions.ts
index 28d4e0ba..1f0ba968 100644
--- a/src/auth/actions.ts
+++ b/src/auth/actions.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ export const signInAction = async (
   redirect(formData.get(KEY_CALLBACK_URL) as string || PATH_ADMIN_PHOTOS);
 };
 
+export const signOutAction = async () =>
+  signOut({ redirect: false });
+
 export const signOutAndRedirectAction = async (redirectTo = PATH_SIGN_IN) =>
   signOut({ redirectTo });
 
diff --git a/src/auth/client.ts b/src/auth/client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49645be4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/auth/client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { deleteCookie, getCookie, storeCookie } from '@/utility/cookie';
+
+const KEY_AUTH_EMAIL = 'authjs.email';
+
+export const storeAuthEmailCookie = (email: string) =>
+  storeCookie(KEY_AUTH_EMAIL, email);
+
+export const clearAuthEmailCookie = () =>
+  deleteCookie(KEY_AUTH_EMAIL);
+
+export const hasAuthEmailCookie = () =>
+  Boolean(getCookie(KEY_AUTH_EMAIL));
diff --git a/src/components/SwitcherItem.tsx b/src/components/SwitcherItem.tsx
index b69b00fc..38eabe07 100644
--- a/src/components/SwitcherItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SwitcherItem.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export default function SwitcherItem({
   className: classNameProp,
   onClick,
   active,
+  isInteractive = true,
   noPadding,
   prefetch = SHOULD_PREFETCH_ALL_LINKS,
 }: {
@@ -20,21 +21,24 @@ export default function SwitcherItem({
   className?: string
   onClick?: () => void
   active?: boolean
+  isInteractive?: boolean
   noPadding?: boolean
   prefetch?: boolean
 }) {
   const className = clsx(
-    classNameProp,
+    'flex items-center justify-center',
+    'w-[42px] h-full',
     'py-0.5 px-1.5',
-    'cursor-pointer',
-    'hover:bg-gray-100/60 active:bg-gray-100',
-    'dark:hover:bg-gray-900/75 dark:active:bg-gray-900',
+    isInteractive && 'cursor-pointer',
+    isInteractive && 'hover:bg-gray-100/60 active:bg-gray-100',
+    isInteractive && 'dark:hover:bg-gray-900/75 dark:active:bg-gray-900',
     active
       ? 'text-black dark:text-white'
       : 'text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-600',
     active
       ? 'hover:text-black dark:hover:text-white'
       : 'hover:text-gray-700 dark:hover:text-gray-400',
+    classNameProp,
   );
 
   const renderIcon = () => noPadding
@@ -54,6 +58,8 @@ export default function SwitcherItem({
       }}>
         {renderIcon()}
       </LinkWithLoader>
-      : <div {...{ title, onClick, className }}>{renderIcon()}</div>
+      : <div {...{ title, onClick, className }}>
+        {renderIcon()}
+      </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/components/cmdk/CommandKClient.tsx b/src/components/cmdk/CommandKClient.tsx
index 1c8e6a56..3bf4bd5d 100644
--- a/src/components/cmdk/CommandKClient.tsx
+++ b/src/components/cmdk/CommandKClient.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import { searchPhotosAction } from '@/photo/actions';
 import { RiToolsFill } from 'react-icons/ri';
 import { BiLockAlt, BiSolidUser } from 'react-icons/bi';
 import { HiDocumentText } from 'react-icons/hi';
-import { signOutAndRedirectAction } from '@/auth/actions';
+import { signOutAction } from '@/auth/actions';
 import { TbPhoto } from 'react-icons/tb';
 import { getKeywordsForPhoto, titleForPhoto } from '@/photo';
 import PhotoDate from '@/photo/PhotoDate';
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export default function CommandKClient({
 
   const {
     isUserSignedIn,
-    setUserEmail,
+    clearAuthStateAndRedirect,
     isCommandKOpen: isOpen,
     photosCountHidden,
     uploadsCount,
@@ -400,9 +400,7 @@ export default function CommandKClient({
     }
     adminSection.items.push({
       label: 'Sign Out',
-      action: () => {
-        signOutAndRedirectAction().then(() => setUserEmail?.(undefined));
-      },
+      action: () => signOutAction().then(clearAuthStateAndRedirect),
     });
   } else {
     adminSection.items.push({
diff --git a/src/photo/form/index.ts b/src/photo/form/index.ts
index 62ed6e0b..515c0787 100644
--- a/src/photo/form/index.ts
+++ b/src/photo/form/index.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ export const formHasTextContent = ({
 // CREATE FORM DATA: FROM PHOTO
 
 export const convertPhotoToFormData = (photo: Photo): PhotoFormData => {
-  console.log('convertPhotoToFormData', photo);
   const valueForKey = (key: keyof Photo, value: any) => {
     switch (key) {
     case 'tags':
diff --git a/src/platforms/github.ts b/src/platforms/github.ts
index 8bb89823..afb14efb 100644
--- a/src/platforms/github.ts
+++ b/src/platforms/github.ts
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ export const getGitHubPublicFork = async (): Promise<RepoParams> => {
 };
 
 export const getGitHubMeta = async (params: RepoParams) => {
-  console.log('getGitHubMeta', params);
-
   const urlOwner = getGitHubUrlOwner(params);
   const urlRepo = getGitHubUrlRepo(params);
   const urlBranch = getGitHubUrlBranch(params);
diff --git a/src/state/AppState.ts b/src/state/AppState.ts
index 8deaa844..6a24e41c 100644
--- a/src/state/AppState.ts
+++ b/src/state/AppState.ts
@@ -20,10 +20,13 @@ export interface AppStateContext {
   setIsCommandKOpen?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>
   shareModalProps?: ShareModalProps
   setShareModalProps?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<ShareModalProps | undefined>>
-  // ADMIN
+  // AUTH
   userEmail?: string
   setUserEmail?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string | undefined>>
   isUserSignedIn?: boolean
+  isUserSignedInEager?: boolean
+  clearAuthStateAndRedirect?: () => void
+  // ADMIN
   adminUpdateTimes?: Date[]
   registerAdminUpdate?: () => void
   photosCount?: number
diff --git a/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx b/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx
index a961194e..83452742 100644
--- a/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ import { ShareModalProps } from '@/share';
 import { storeTimezoneCookie } from '@/utility/timezone';
 import { InsightIndicatorStatus } from '@/admin/insights';
 import { getAdminDataAction } from '@/admin/actions';
+import {
+  storeAuthEmailCookie,
+  clearAuthEmailCookie,
+  hasAuthEmailCookie,
+} from '@/auth/client';
+import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
+import { PATH_SIGN_IN } from '@/app/paths';
 
 export default function AppStateProvider({
   children,
@@ -24,6 +31,8 @@ export default function AppStateProvider({
 }) {
   const { previousPathname } = usePathnames();
 
+  const router = useRouter();
+
   // CORE
   const [hasLoaded, setHasLoaded] =
     useState(false);
@@ -41,6 +50,9 @@ export default function AppStateProvider({
   // ADMIN
   const [userEmail, setUserEmail] =
     useState<string>();
+  const [isUserSignedInEager, setIsUserSignedInEager] =
+    useState(false);
+  // ADMIN
   const [adminUpdateTimes, setAdminUpdateTimes] =
     useState<Date[]>([]);
   const [photosCount, setPhotosCount] =
@@ -77,6 +89,7 @@ export default function AppStateProvider({
 
   const { data: auth, error: authError } = useSWR('getAuth', getAuthAction);
   useEffect(() => {
+    setIsUserSignedInEager(hasAuthEmailCookie());
     if (!authError) {
       setUserEmail(auth?.user?.email ?? undefined);
     }
@@ -91,7 +104,8 @@ export default function AppStateProvider({
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (isUserSignedIn) {
+    if (userEmail) {
+      storeAuthEmailCookie(userEmail);
       if (adminData) {
         const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
           setPhotosCount(adminData.countPhotos);
@@ -105,7 +119,7 @@ export default function AppStateProvider({
     } else {
       setPhotosCountHidden(0);
     }
-  }, [adminData, adminError, isUserSignedIn]);
+  }, [adminData, adminError, userEmail]);
 
   const registerAdminUpdate = useCallback(() =>
     setAdminUpdateTimes(updates => [...updates, new Date()])
@@ -116,6 +130,12 @@ export default function AppStateProvider({
     storeTimezoneCookie();
   }, []);
 
+  const clearAuthStateAndRedirect = useCallback((shouldRedirect = true) => {
+    setUserEmail(undefined);
+    clearAuthEmailCookie();
+    if (shouldRedirect) { router.push(PATH_SIGN_IN); }
+  }, [router]);
+
   return (
     <AppStateContext.Provider
       value={{
@@ -135,10 +155,13 @@ export default function AppStateProvider({
         setIsCommandKOpen,
         shareModalProps,
         setShareModalProps,
-        // ADMIN
+        // AUTH
         userEmail,
         setUserEmail,
         isUserSignedIn,
+        isUserSignedInEager,
+        clearAuthStateAndRedirect,
+        // ADMIN
         adminUpdateTimes,
         registerAdminUpdate,
         photosCount,
diff --git a/src/utility/cookie.ts b/src/utility/cookie.ts
index 1c344c34..124d2134 100644
--- a/src/utility/cookie.ts
+++ b/src/utility/cookie.ts
@@ -5,19 +5,25 @@ export const storeCookie = (
   maxAge = 63158400,
   sameSite = 'Lax',
 ) => {
-  document.cookie =
-  `${name}=${value};Path=${path};Max-Age=${maxAge};SameSite=${sameSite}`;
+  if (typeof document !== 'undefined') {
+    document.cookie =
+      `${name}=${value};Path=${path};Max-Age=${maxAge};SameSite=${sameSite}`;
+  }
 };
 
 export const getCookie = (name: string) => {
-  const cookie: Record<string, string> = {};
-  document.cookie.split(';').forEach(function(el) {
-    const split = el.split('=');
-    cookie[split[0].trim()] = split.slice(1).join('=');
-  });
-  return cookie[name];
+  if (typeof document !== 'undefined') {
+    const cookie: Record<string, string> = {};
+    document.cookie.split(';').forEach(function(el) {
+      const split = el.split('=');
+      cookie[split[0].trim()] = split.slice(1).join('=');
+    });
+    return cookie[name];
+  }
 };
 
 export const deleteCookie = (name: string) => {
-  document.cookie = `${name}=;Max-Age=0`;
+  if (typeof document !== 'undefined') {
+    document.cookie = `${name}=;Max-Age=0`;
+  }
 };