From 9b62fa0039ef0caefa80ec3f4849311fcb9a24e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Leonardo Mendoza <leomendoza123@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 May 2026 20:32:21 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] PD-5416

---
 src/app/core/record/record.service.ts | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/app/core/record/record.service.ts b/src/app/core/record/record.service.ts
index 3161426c1..af4ea243e 100644
--- a/src/app/core/record/record.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/record/record.service.ts
@@ -155,7 +155,16 @@ export class RecordService {
         .getFeaturedWorks(options)
         .pipe(startWith(<Object>undefined)),
       this.getLastModifiedTime(options).pipe(startWith(<Object>undefined)),
-      this._userInfo.getUserInfo(options).pipe(startWith(<Object>undefined)),
+      this._userInfo.getUserInfo(options).pipe(
+        catchError((error) => {
+          // For public records, a failing auth userInfo request must not block page rendering.
+          if (options?.publicRecordId) {
+            return of(null)
+          }
+          return this._errorHandler.handleError(error)
+        }),
+        startWith(<Object>undefined)
+      ),
     ])
       .pipe(
         tap(