diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useSetup.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useSetup.ts
index 7ee4a38..9b5c660 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useSetup.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useSetup.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export interface UseSetupResult {
   /** User-facing error message from the last status check. */
   error: string | null;
   /** Refresh the setup status from the backend. */
-  refresh: () => void;
+  refresh: () => Promise<void>;
   /** Whether a submit request is currently in flight. */
   submitting: boolean;
   /** User-facing error message from the last submit attempt. */
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ export function useSetup(): UseSetupResult {
       const resp = await getSetupStatus();
       setStatus(resp);
     } catch (err: unknown) {
-      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to fetch setup status");
+      const errorMessage = err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to fetch setup status";
+      console.warn("Setup status check failed:", errorMessage);
+      setError(errorMessage);
     } finally {
       setLoading(false);
     }