diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/dashboard/hooks/useAuthorized.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/dashboard/hooks/useAuthorized.ts
index 9d436d0566f..74c0476f199 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/dashboard/hooks/useAuthorized.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/dashboard/hooks/useAuthorized.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,41 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { getCookie } from "@/utils/cookieUtils";
+import { useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
+import { getCookie, clearTokenCookies } from "@/utils/cookieUtils";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { jwtDecode } from "jwt-decode";
 
 const useAuthorized = () => {
-  const token = getCookie("token");
   const router = useRouter();
 
-  if (!token) {
-    router.replace("/sso/key/generate");
-  }
+  const token = typeof document !== "undefined" ? getCookie("token") : null;
 
-  const decoded = jwtDecode(token as string) as { [key: string]: any };
-  const accessToken = decoded.key;
-  const userId = decoded.user_id;
-  const userRole = decoded.user_role;
-  const premiumUser = decoded.premium_user;
+  // Redirect after mount if missing/invalid token
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!token) {
+      router.replace("/sso/key/generate");
+    }
+  }, [token, router]);
 
-  return { accessToken, userId, userRole, premiumUser };
+  // Decode safely
+  const decoded = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!token) return null;
+    try {
+      return jwtDecode(token) as Record<string, any>;
+    } catch {
+      // Bad token in cookie — clear and bounce
+      clearTokenCookies();
+      router.replace("/sso/key/generate");
+      return null;
+    }
+  }, [token, router]);
+
+  return {
+    accessToken: decoded?.key ?? null,
+    userId: decoded?.user_id ?? null,
+    userRole: decoded?.user_role ?? null,
+    premiumUser: decoded?.premium_user ?? null,
+  };
 };
 
 export default useAuthorized;
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/layout.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/layout.tsx
index 8a37d0fa1bf..9b6c027a56c 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ export default function RootLayout({
 }>) {
   return (
     <html lang="en">
-      <FeatureFlagsProvider>
-        <body className={inter.className}>{children}</body>
-      </FeatureFlagsProvider>
+
+        <body className={inter.className}>
+          <FeatureFlagsProvider>
+            {children}
+          </FeatureFlagsProvider>
+        </body>
     </html>
   );
 }
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/utils/cookieUtils.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/utils/cookieUtils.ts
index 2cc9ef61ebd..e477a9f77e0 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/utils/cookieUtils.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/utils/cookieUtils.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export function clearTokenCookies() {
  * @returns The cookie value or null if not found
  */
 export function getCookie(name: string) {
+  if (typeof document === "undefined") return null;
   const cookieValue = document.cookie.split("; ").find((row) => row.startsWith(name + "="));
   return cookieValue ? cookieValue.split("=")[1] : null;
 }