diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
index 0131763..44c0155 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ function logCrudAction(action: string, entity: string, details?: any) {
  * Generic API Request Wrapper
  */
 async function apiRequest<T>(endpoint: string, options: RequestInit = {}): Promise<T> {
-    const token = localStorage.getItem("token");
+    // Token can be stored as 'auth_token' (from auth.ts login) or 'token' (legacy)
+    const token = localStorage.getItem("auth_token") || localStorage.getItem("token");
     const headers = {
         "Content-Type": "application/json",
         ...(token ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } : {}),