diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a1243acede..b21650280d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ typings/
 !.yarn/sdks
 !.yarn/versions
 
+.vite
+
 fakeNodes.json
 
 /build/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 611b1a7b4a..484b39ad49 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -1124,6 +1124,12 @@ export default {
 					this.startSocket()
 				}
 			} catch (error) {
+				// in case of a redirect (302) trigger a page reload
+				// needed to fix external auth issues #3427
+				if (error.response?.status === 302) {
+					location.reload()
+					return
+				}
 				setTimeout(() => (this.error = error.message), 1000)
 				log.error(error)
 			}