diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/app/_layout.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/app/_layout.tsx
index d272600..c0bd57d 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/app/_layout.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/app/_layout.tsx
@@ -1,27 +1,11 @@
-import { useEffect } from "react";
 import { Stack } from "expo-router";
-import { useFonts } from "expo-font";
-import Ionicons from "@expo/vector-icons/Ionicons";
-import * as SplashScreen from "expo-splash-screen";
-
-SplashScreen.preventAutoHideAsync().catch(() => {});
+import { StatusBar } from "expo-status-bar";
 
 export default function RootLayout() {
-  const [loaded, error] = useFonts({
-    Ionicons: require("@expo/vector-icons/build/vendor/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/Ionicons.ttf"),
-    ionicons: require("@expo/vector-icons/build/vendor/react-native-vector-icons/Fonts/Ionicons.ttf"),
-    ...(Ionicons.font || {}),
-  });
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (loaded || error) {
-      SplashScreen.hideAsync().catch(() => {});
-    }
-  }, [loaded, error]);
-
-  if (!loaded && !error) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  return <Stack screenOptions={{ headerShown: false }} />;
+  return (
+    <>
+      <StatusBar style="dark" />
+      <Stack screenOptions={{ headerShown: false }} />
+    </>
+  );
 }
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/app/index.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/app/index.tsx
index 266b4a0..7c01cf8 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/app/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/app/index.tsx
@@ -20,19 +20,23 @@ export default function Index() {
     let cancelled = false;
 
     async function resolve() {
-      const { data } = await supabase.auth.getSession();
-      if (!data.session) {
-        router.replace("/(auth)/login");
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const cached = await getActiveRestaurant();
-      if (cached) {
-        router.replace("/menu");
-        return;
-      }
-
       try {
+        const { data } = await supabase.auth.getSession();
+        if (!data?.session) {
+          if (!cancelled) {
+            router.replace("/(auth)/login");
+          }
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const cached = await getActiveRestaurant();
+        if (cached) {
+          if (!cancelled) {
+            router.replace("/menu");
+          }
+          return;
+        }
+
         const { restaurant } = await api.get<MeRestaurantResponse>("/me/restaurant");
         const location = restaurant?.locations[0];
         const menu = location?.menus[0];
@@ -44,14 +48,18 @@ export default function Index() {
             menuId: menu.id,
             slug: restaurant.slug,
           });
-          if (!cancelled) router.replace("/menu");
+          if (!cancelled) {
+            router.replace("/menu");
+          }
           return;
         }
-      } catch {
-        // fall through to onboarding
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.warn("Index resolve error:", e);
       }
 
-      if (!cancelled) router.replace("/(onboarding)/restaurant");
+      if (!cancelled) {
+        router.replace("/(onboarding)/restaurant");
+      }
     }
 
     resolve().finally(() => {
@@ -64,8 +72,8 @@ export default function Index() {
   }, []);
 
   return (
-    <View style={{ flex: 1, alignItems: "center", justifyContent: "center" }}>
-      {checking ? <ActivityIndicator /> : null}
+    <View style={{ flex: 1, alignItems: "center", justifyContent: "center", backgroundColor: "#FAF8F5" }}>
+      {checking ? <ActivityIndicator size="large" color="#C8A96B" /> : null}
     </View>
   );
 }