diff --git a/apps/mana/apps/web/src/lib/data/scope/active-space.svelte.ts b/apps/mana/apps/web/src/lib/data/scope/active-space.svelte.ts
index 41aeaff68..351171069 100644
--- a/apps/mana/apps/web/src/lib/data/scope/active-space.svelte.ts
+++ b/apps/mana/apps/web/src/lib/data/scope/active-space.svelte.ts
@@ -186,13 +186,22 @@ export function writeActiveSpaceHint(id: string | null): void {
 
 /**
  * Resolve the user's active space. Order of truth:
- *   1. Server-side active member (get-active-member) — trustworthy when
- *      Better Auth's activeOrganizationId landed in the session.
- *   2. Client-side hint from localStorage — survives cookie drops across
- *      page reloads in dev. If present, we call set-active to re-sync
- *      the server to match.
+ *   1. **Localstorage hint present** — we've already gone through the
+ *      list+set-active flow on this device, so `get-active-member` is
+ *      certain to return 200 (Better Auth's session has an
+ *      activeOrganizationId). Call it as the source of truth (reflects
+ *      cross-tab switches the user may have made elsewhere).
+ *   2. **No hint** — fresh session. `get-active-member` would return
+ *      400 ("active organization not found") because nothing has been
+ *      set yet. Skip the call entirely so the network panel stays clean,
+ *      and go straight to list + activate-Personal-or-localStorage-hint.
  *   3. Personal space fallback — brand-new session, no previous choice.
  *
+ * The skip-on-fresh-session optimisation eliminates the noisy 400 the
+ * webapp used to log on every fresh inkognito login. Functionally
+ * equivalent — `fetchActiveMember()` returned `null` on 400 anyway and
+ * we fell through to the same auto-activate path.
+ *
  * Errors captured in `lastError`; status flips to 'error'. Callers can
  * retry via `loadActiveSpace({ force: true })`.
  */
@@ -203,20 +212,25 @@ export async function loadActiveSpace(opts: { force?: boolean } = {}): Promise<A
 	lastError = null;
 
 	try {
-		const member = await fetchActiveMember();
-		if (member) {
-			writeActiveSpaceHint(member.id);
-			applyActiveSpace(member);
-			return member;
+		// Only call `get-active-member` when we have a localStorage hint —
+		// the hint is set by writeActiveSpaceHint() after every successful
+		// set-active, so its presence is a reliable proxy for "the server's
+		// session has activeOrganizationId set". Without a hint, the server
+		// would 400 and we'd fall through to the activation path anyway.
+		const hintId = readActiveSpaceHint();
+		if (hintId) {
+			const member = await fetchActiveMember();
+			if (member) {
+				writeActiveSpaceHint(member.id);
+				applyActiveSpace(member);
+				return member;
+			}
+			// Hint present but server returned no active org (cookie wipe,
+			// session reset, …) — fall through to list + auto-activate so
+			// the hint is honoured if it still points at a real space.
 		}
 
-		// Server says no active org. Two reasons we might still know one:
-		//   (a) the user switched to a non-personal space earlier and the
-		//       hint survived in localStorage even though the cookie didn't.
-		//   (b) it's truly a fresh session, in which case we activate
-		//       Personal.
 		const orgs = await fetchOrganizations();
-		const hintId = readActiveSpaceHint();
 		const hinted = hintId ? orgs.find((o) => o.id === hintId) : null;
 
 		const chosen = hinted ?? orgs.find((o) => o.type === 'personal') ?? null;
diff --git a/apps/mana/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/onboarding/name/+page.svelte b/apps/mana/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/onboarding/name/+page.svelte
index 748b700b8..515126aa3 100644
--- a/apps/mana/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/onboarding/name/+page.svelte
+++ b/apps/mana/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/onboarding/name/+page.svelte
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+	import { tick } from 'svelte';
 	import { browser } from '$app/environment';
 	import { authStore } from '$lib/stores/auth.svelte';
 	import { onboardingFlow } from '$lib/stores/onboarding-flow.svelte';
@@ -26,9 +27,18 @@
 	let name = $state((onboardingFlow.pendingName ?? authStore.user?.name ?? '').trim());
 	let saving = $state(false);
 	let error = $state<string | null>(null);
+	let inputEl = $state<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
 
 	let canSubmit = $derived(name.trim().length >= 1 && name.trim().length <= 40 && !saving);
 
+	// Imperative focus after the previous route's focus owner has fully
+	// unmounted. Using `<input autofocus>` would race the router and
+	// trigger Chrome's "Autofocus processing was blocked because a
+	// document already has a focused element" warning.
+	$effect(() => {
+		void tick().then(() => inputEl?.focus());
+	});
+
 	async function saveName(value: string) {
 		const token = await authStore.getValidToken();
 		if (!token) throw new Error('Not authenticated');
@@ -75,15 +85,14 @@
 	</div>
 
 	<div class="field">
-		<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_autofocus -->
 		<input
 			type="text"
+			bind:this={inputEl}
 			bind:value={name}
 			onkeydown={handleKeydown}
 			placeholder="z. B. Till"
 			maxlength={40}
 			autocomplete="given-name"
-			autofocus
 			aria-label="Dein Name"
 		/>
 		{#if error}
diff --git a/apps/mana/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/onboarding/wish/+page.svelte b/apps/mana/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/onboarding/wish/+page.svelte
index fa02ca6dc..12393180f 100644
--- a/apps/mana/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/onboarding/wish/+page.svelte
+++ b/apps/mana/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/onboarding/wish/+page.svelte
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+	import { tick } from 'svelte';
 	import { ArrowLeft, Check, Globe, Lock } from '@mana/shared-icons';
 	import { onboardingFlow } from '$lib/stores/onboarding-flow.svelte';
 	import { onboardingStatus } from '$lib/stores/onboarding-status.svelte';
@@ -24,10 +25,22 @@
 	let isPublic = $state(true);
 	let saving = $state(false);
 	let submittedDisplayName = $state<string | null>(null);
+	let textareaEl = $state<HTMLTextAreaElement | null>(null);
 
 	let trimmed = $derived(wish.trim());
 	let charsLeft = $derived(MAX_LEN - wish.length);
 
+	// Imperative focus after the previous onboarding screen has fully
+	// unmounted. Using the static `autofocus` attribute would race the
+	// outgoing route's focus owner (Chrome warns "Autofocus processing
+	// was blocked because a document already has a focused element"
+	// when a router transition leaves a button focused). `tick()` waits
+	// for the next microtask so the textarea is mounted and has no
+	// competing focus claim.
+	$effect(() => {
+		void tick().then(() => textareaEl?.focus());
+	});
+
 	async function handleFinish() {
 		if (saving) return;
 		saving = true;
@@ -78,13 +91,12 @@
 	</div>
 
 	<div class="field">
-		<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_autofocus -->
 		<textarea
+			bind:this={textareaEl}
 			bind:value={wish}
 			maxlength={MAX_LEN}
 			placeholder="Ich möchte Mana nutzen, um …"
 			rows="6"
-			autofocus
 			aria-label="Was du dir von Mana wünschst"
 		></textarea>
 		<div class="counter" class:warn={charsLeft < 100}>