diff --git a/client/src/main.ts b/client/src/main.ts
index 0b6e235..3c74dae 100644
--- a/client/src/main.ts
+++ b/client/src/main.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,31 @@
 import "./style.css";
+import L from "leaflet";
 import { initMap } from "./map.ts";
 import { checkAuth, renderAuthBar, setOnAuthChange } from "./auth.ts";
 import { loadPins, setupMapClick } from "./pins.ts";
 
 async function main(): Promise<void> {
   initMap();
-  await checkAuth();
+
+  // Prevent map from receiving clicks/scrolls through the auth bar
+  const authBar = document.getElementById("auth-bar")!;
+  L.DomEvent.disableClickPropagation(authBar);
+  L.DomEvent.disableScrollPropagation(authBar);
+
+  try {
+    await checkAuth();
+  } catch {
+    // Server may not be reachable; continue as logged out
+  }
+
   renderAuthBar();
-  await loadPins();
+
+  try {
+    await loadPins();
+  } catch {
+    // No pins to load if server is unreachable
+  }
+
   setupMapClick();
 
   setOnAuthChange(async () => {
diff --git a/client/src/style.css b/client/src/style.css
index d6e503f..8beaf87 100644
--- a/client/src/style.css
+++ b/client/src/style.css
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ body {
   position: absolute;
   top: 10px;
   right: 10px;
-  z-index: 1000;
+  z-index: 1001;
   background: white;
   padding: 10px 14px;
   border-radius: 6px;
diff --git a/server/src/index.ts b/server/src/index.ts
index acfa524..41f6294 100644
--- a/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/index.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ app.use("/api/pins", pinRoutes);
 const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 const clientDist = path.join(__dirname, "../../client/dist");
 app.use(express.static(clientDist));
-app.get("*", (_req, res) => {
+app.get("*path", (_req, res) => {
   res.sendFile(path.join(clientDist, "index.html"));
 });