diff --git a/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/components/GlobalStateChangeHandler.tsx b/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/components/GlobalStateChangeHandler.tsx
index 3cb090cc3..614f51559 100644
--- a/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/components/GlobalStateChangeHandler.tsx
+++ b/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/components/GlobalStateChangeHandler.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useAuth } from '../context/AuthContext';
 
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ import { useAuth } from '../context/AuthContext';
 const GlobalStateChangeHandler: React.FC = () => {
   const authContext = useAuth();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const lastLoginState = useRef(authContext.isLoggedIn);
 
   /**
    * Listen for auth logged in changes and redirect to home page if logged in state changes to handle logins and logouts.
    */
   useEffect(() => {
-    // Only navigate when auth state changes and we're not already on home page
-    if (window.location.pathname !== '/index.html' && window.location.pathname !== '/') {
+    // Only navigate when auth state is different from the last state we acted on.
+    if (lastLoginState.current !== authContext.isLoggedIn) {
+      lastLoginState.current = authContext.isLoggedIn;
       navigate('/');
     }
   }, [authContext.isLoggedIn]); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
diff --git a/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/pages/CredentialsList.tsx b/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/pages/CredentialsList.tsx
index 18c82a3e8..e53ee24cc 100644
--- a/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/pages/CredentialsList.tsx
+++ b/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/pages/CredentialsList.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import ReloadButton from '../components/ReloadButton';
 import { useAuth } from '../context/AuthContext';
 import LoadingSpinner from '../components/LoadingSpinner';
 import { useMinDurationLoading } from '../hooks/useMinDurationLoading';
-import { AppInfo } from '../../shared/AppInfo';
 
 /**
  * Credentials list page.
@@ -38,15 +37,9 @@ const CredentialsList: React.FC = () => {
 
     // Do status check first to ensure the extension is (still) supported.
     const statusResponse = await webApi.getStatus();
-    console.log('CredentialsList: statusResponse', statusResponse);
-    if (!statusResponse.clientVersionSupported) {
-      authContext.logout('This version of the AliasVault browser extension is outdated. Please update your browser extension to the latest version.');
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Check if server version is supported by this client.
-    if (!AppInfo.isServerVersionSupported(statusResponse.serverVersion)) {
-      authContext.logout('The AliasVault server needs to be updated to a newer version in order to use this browser extension. Please contact support if you need help.');
+    const statusError = webApi.validateStatusResponse(statusResponse);
+    if (statusError !== null) {
+      authContext.logout(statusError);
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/pages/Home.tsx b/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/pages/Home.tsx
index 81ff82c7d..e2995e7a9 100644
--- a/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/pages/Home.tsx
+++ b/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/pages/Home.tsx
@@ -38,29 +38,20 @@ const Home: React.FC = () => {
   // Show loading state if not fully initialized or when about to redirect to credentials.
   if (!isFullyInitialized || (isFullyInitialized && !requireLoginOrUnlock)) {
     // Global loading spinner will be shown by the parent component.
-    console.log('Home: not fully initialized');
     return null;
   }
 
   setIsInitialLoading(false);
 
   if (!isAuthenticated) {
-    console.log('Home: not authenticated');
     return <Login />;
   }
 
   if (!isDatabaseAvailable) {
-    console.log('isFullyInitialized', isFullyInitialized);
-    console.log('isAuthenticated', isAuthenticated);
-    console.log('isDatabaseAvailable', isDatabaseAvailable);
-    console.log('isInlineUnlockMode', isInlineUnlockMode);
-    console.log('requireLoginOrUnlock', requireLoginOrUnlock);
-    console.log('Home: not database available');
     return <Unlock />;
   }
 
   if (isInlineUnlockMode) {
-    console.log('Home: inline unlock mode');
     return <UnlockSuccess onClose={() => setIsInlineUnlockMode(false)} />;
   }
 
diff --git a/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/pages/Login.tsx b/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/pages/Login.tsx
index c4f12058c..62f582f57 100644
--- a/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/pages/Login.tsx
+++ b/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/pages/Login.tsx
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ const Login: React.FC = () => {
         return;
       }
 
-
       // All is good. Store auth info which is required to make requests to the web API.
       await authContext.setAuthTokens(credentials.username, validationResponse.token.token, validationResponse.token.refreshToken);
 
diff --git a/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/pages/Unlock.tsx b/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/pages/Unlock.tsx
index a8c25055b..34b286d78 100644
--- a/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/pages/Unlock.tsx
+++ b/browser-extensions/chrome/src/app/pages/Unlock.tsx
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ const Unlock: React.FC = () => {
      * Make status call to API which acts as health check.
      */
     const checkStatus = async () : Promise<void> => {
-      const status = await webApi.getStatus();
-      if (!status.clientVersionSupported) {
-        authContext.logout('The browser extension is outdated. Please update to the latest version.');
+      const statusResponse = await webApi.getStatus();
+      const statusError = webApi.validateStatusResponse(statusResponse);
+      if (statusError !== null) {
+        authContext.logout(statusError);
+        return;
       }
     };
 
diff --git a/browser-extensions/chrome/src/background/VaultMessageHandler.ts b/browser-extensions/chrome/src/background/VaultMessageHandler.ts
index 95d97dcb5..22d3dbfde 100644
--- a/browser-extensions/chrome/src/background/VaultMessageHandler.ts
+++ b/browser-extensions/chrome/src/background/VaultMessageHandler.ts
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ export async function handleSyncVault(
   sendResponse: (response: any) => void
 ) : Promise<void> {
   const webApi = new WebApiService(() => {});
-  const response = await webApi.getStatus();
-
-  if (!response.clientVersionSupported) {
-    sendResponse({ success: false, error: 'The browser extension is outdated. Please update to the latest version.' });
+  const statusResponse = await webApi.getStatus();
+  const statusError = webApi.validateStatusResponse(statusResponse);
+  if (statusError !== null) {
+    sendResponse({ success: false, error: statusError });
     return;
   }
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export async function handleSyncVault(
     'vaultRevisionNumber'
   ]);
 
-  if (response.vaultRevision > result.vaultRevisionNumber) {
+  if (statusResponse.vaultRevision > result.vaultRevisionNumber) {
     // Retrieve the latest vault from the server.
     const vaultResponse = await webApi.get<VaultResponse>('Vault');
 
diff --git a/browser-extensions/chrome/src/shared/AppInfo.ts b/browser-extensions/chrome/src/shared/AppInfo.ts
index 32453e0de..c79576321 100644
--- a/browser-extensions/chrome/src/shared/AppInfo.ts
+++ b/browser-extensions/chrome/src/shared/AppInfo.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,20 @@
  * AppInfo class which contains information about the application version.
  */
 export class AppInfo {
-  // Current extension version - should be updated with each release.
+  /**
+   * The current extension version. This should be updated with each release of the extension.
+   */
   public static readonly VERSION = '0.12.0';
 
-  // Minimum supported AliasVault server (API) version. If the server version is below this, the
-  // client will throw an error stating that the server should be updated.
-  public static readonly MIN_SERVER_VERSION = '0.13.0';
+  /**
+   * The minimum supported AliasVault server (API) version. If the server version is below this, the
+   * client will throw an error stating that the server should be updated.
+   */
+  public static readonly MIN_SERVER_VERSION = '0.12.0-dev';
 
-  // Minimum supported AliasVault client vault version.
+  /**
+   * The minimum supported AliasVault client vault version.
+   */
   public static readonly MIN_VAULT_VERSION = '1.4.1';
 
   /*
@@ -65,8 +71,7 @@ export class AppInfo {
       if (part1 < part2) return false;
     }
 
-    // If core versions are equal, check pre-release versions
-    // No pre-release > pre-release
+    // If core versions are equal, check pre-release versions.
     if (!preRelease1 && preRelease2) return true;
     if (preRelease1 && !preRelease2) return false;
     if (!preRelease1 && !preRelease2) return true;
diff --git a/browser-extensions/chrome/src/shared/WebApiService.ts b/browser-extensions/chrome/src/shared/WebApiService.ts
index 99611754e..93eac7714 100644
--- a/browser-extensions/chrome/src/shared/WebApiService.ts
+++ b/browser-extensions/chrome/src/shared/WebApiService.ts
@@ -218,6 +218,21 @@ export class WebApiService {
     return await this.get<StatusResponse>('Auth/status');
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Validates the status response and returns an error message if validation fails.
+   */
+  public validateStatusResponse(statusResponse: StatusResponse): string | null {
+    if (!statusResponse.clientVersionSupported) {
+      return 'This version of the AliasVault browser extension is outdated. Please update your browser extension to the latest version.';
+    }
+
+    if (!AppInfo.isServerVersionSupported(statusResponse.serverVersion)) {
+      return 'The AliasVault server needs to be updated to a newer version in order to use this browser extension. Please contact support if you need help.';
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Validates the vault response and returns an error message if validation fails
    */
diff --git a/browser-extensions/chrome/src/shared/__tests__/AppInfo.test.ts b/browser-extensions/chrome/src/shared/__tests__/AppInfo.test.ts
index 5c09cb06c..caa6f464c 100644
--- a/browser-extensions/chrome/src/shared/__tests__/AppInfo.test.ts
+++ b/browser-extensions/chrome/src/shared/__tests__/AppInfo.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { AppInfo } from '../AppInfo';
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 
-
 describe('AppInfo', () => {
   describe('isVersionSupported', () => {
     it('should support exact version match', () => {
diff --git a/src/Shared/AliasVault.Shared.Core/AppInfo.cs b/src/Shared/AliasVault.Shared.Core/AppInfo.cs
index 8361817a1..33a40564b 100644
--- a/src/Shared/AliasVault.Shared.Core/AppInfo.cs
+++ b/src/Shared/AliasVault.Shared.Core/AppInfo.cs
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ public static class AppInfo
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the minor version number.
     /// </summary>
-    public const int VersionMinor = 11;
+    public const int VersionMinor = 12;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the patch version number.
     /// </summary>
-    public const int VersionPatch = 1;
+    public const int VersionPatch = 0;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets a dictionary of minimum supported client versions that the WebApi supports.