diff --git a/app/lib/api-utils.ts b/app/lib/api-utils.ts
index 6ff7d695..841071ef 100644
--- a/app/lib/api-utils.ts
+++ b/app/lib/api-utils.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ const httpClient = axios.create({
   // Keep connections alive to reduce socket churn
   httpAgent: new http.Agent({ keepAlive: true, maxSockets: 50 }),
   httpsAgent: new https.Agent({ keepAlive: true, maxSockets: 50 }),
+  // Do not throw on HTTP status by default; let callers handle
+  validateStatus: () => true,
 });
 
 // Utility to get auth token from cookies on the server
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b46b0e5f..95e1b609 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -118,5 +118,6 @@
     "@tiptap/extension-mention": {
       "@tiptap/suggestion": "^2.1.16"
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "packageManager": "yarn@1.22.22+sha512.a6b2f7906b721bba3d67d4aff083df04dad64c399707841b7acf00f6b133b7ac24255f2652fa22ae3534329dc6180534e98d17432037ff6fd140556e2bb3137e"
 }