diff --git a/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/Files/FileTransferOrchestrator.cs b/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/Files/FileTransferOrchestrator.cs
index 99aa36a..ab8c991 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/Files/FileTransferOrchestrator.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/Files/FileTransferOrchestrator.cs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class FileTransferOrchestrator : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
     private async Task<HttpResponseMessage> SendRequestInternalAsync(HttpRequestMessage requestMessage,
         CancellationToken? ct = null, HttpCompletionOption httpCompletionOption = HttpCompletionOption.ResponseContentRead)
     {
-        requestMessage.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", await _tokenProvider.GetOrUpdateToken(ct!.Value).ConfigureAwait(false));
+        requestMessage.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", _tokenProvider.GetToken());
 
         if (requestMessage.Content != null && requestMessage.Content is not StreamContent && requestMessage.Content is not ByteArrayContent)
         {
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/SignalR/TokenProvider.cs b/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/SignalR/TokenProvider.cs
index 2d0f6e8..783e455 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/SignalR/TokenProvider.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/SignalR/TokenProvider.cs
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ public sealed class TokenProvider : IDisposable, IMediatorSubscriber
 
             if (ex.StatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized)
             {
+                Mediator.Publish(new NotificationMessage("Error refreshing token", "Your authentication token could not be renewed. Try reconnecting to Mare manually.",
+                    Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Notifications.NotificationType.Error));
+                Mediator.Publish(new DisconnectedMessage());
                 throw new MareAuthFailureException(response);
             }
 
@@ -103,6 +106,16 @@ public sealed class TokenProvider : IDisposable, IMediatorSubscriber
         return response;
     }
 
+    public string? GetToken()
+    {
+        if (_tokenCache.TryGetValue(CurrentIdentifier, out var token))
+        {
+            return token;
+        }
+
+        throw new InvalidOperationException("No token present");
+    }
+
     public async Task<string?> GetOrUpdateToken(CancellationToken ct, bool forceRenew = false)
     {
         bool renewal = forceRenew;