diff --git a/backend/internal/handler/auth_handler.go b/backend/internal/handler/auth_handler.go
index 3a6adbd1..0cb9f0a8 100644
--- a/backend/internal/handler/auth_handler.go
+++ b/backend/internal/handler/auth_handler.go
@@ -4005,11 +4005,10 @@ func (h *AuthHandler) resolveCurrentProfile(c *fiber.Ctx) (*domain.UserProfileRe
 			if token != "" {
 				profile, err = h.getKratosProfile(token)
 				if err != nil && h.Hydra != nil {
-					// Fallback to Hydra introspection
-					slog.Debug("Kratos session check failed, trying Hydra", "error", err)
+					// Fallback to Hydra introspection. This is expected for API calls using Bearer tokens.
+					slog.Debug("Kratos cookie session absent, falling back to Hydra token", "error", err.Error())
 					profile, err = h.getHydraProfile(c.Context(), token)
-				}
-			} else if cookie != "" {
+				}			} else if cookie != "" {
 				profile, err = h.getKratosProfileWithCookie(cookie)
 			}
 		}