diff --git a/src/pages/ConnectedAccounts.tsx b/src/pages/ConnectedAccounts.tsx
index 78467d3..94d84a1 100644
--- a/src/pages/ConnectedAccounts.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/ConnectedAccounts.tsx
@@ -404,7 +404,8 @@ export default function ConnectedAccounts() {
       const updatedUser = await authApi.getMe();
       setUser(updatedUser);
       queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['linked-providers'] });
-      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['user'] });
+      // Note: auth user lives in the zustand store, not in React Query —
+      // the explicit setUser above IS the refresh. No ['user'] query exists.
     },
     onError: (err: { response?: { data?: { detail?: string } } }) => {
       const detail = err.response?.data?.detail;
diff --git a/src/pages/Profile.tsx b/src/pages/Profile.tsx
index 1318718..58a2725 100644
--- a/src/pages/Profile.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Profile.tsx
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ export default function Profile() {
       setChangeEmailStep('success');
       const updatedUser = await authApi.getMe();
       setUser(updatedUser);
-      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['user'] });
+      // Note: auth user lives in the zustand store, not in React Query —
+      // the explicit setUser above IS the refresh. No ['user'] query exists.
     },
     onError: (err: { response?: { data?: { detail?: string } } }) => {
       const detail = err.response?.data?.detail;