From b356267f2ed2d089f6dbf1a4df6d85eee9d3ccac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "seer-by-sentry[bot]"
 <157164994+seer-by-sentry[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2025 16:05:14 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] feat: Prevent notification errors for unauthenticated users

---
 website/templates/includes/header.html | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/website/templates/includes/header.html b/website/templates/includes/header.html
index db9a39cb12..637e8bc8b0 100644
--- a/website/templates/includes/header.html
+++ b/website/templates/includes/header.html
@@ -1067,6 +1067,11 @@ <h3 class="text-xl font-bold">Chat with BLT Bot</h3>
         const unreadCount = document.getElementById("unreadCount");
         const notificationList = document.getElementById("notificationList");
 
+        // Early exit if notification elements don't exist (unauthenticated users)
+        if (!notificationButton || !notificationDropdown || !unreadCount || !notificationList) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         async function fetchNotifications() {
             try {
                 const response = await fetch("{% url 'fetch_notifications' %}", {