diff --git a/jam-ui/src/hooks/useSessionModel.js b/jam-ui/src/hooks/useSessionModel.js
index 5883c718a..2a1ef7016 100644
--- a/jam-ui/src/hooks/useSessionModel.js
+++ b/jam-ui/src/hooks/useSessionModel.js
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ export default function useSessionModel(app, server, sessionScreen) {
   // Maintain function interface for backward compatibility
   const currentSessionIdRef = sessionIdRef;
 
+  // Ref to hold refreshCurrentSession for use in callbacks defined before it
+  // This avoids "Cannot access before initialization" errors
+  const refreshCurrentSessionRef = useRef(null);
+
   const inSession = useCallback(() => {
     return sessionIdRef.current !== null;
   }, []);
@@ -438,14 +442,18 @@ export default function useSessionModel(app, server, sessionScreen) {
         // Trigger session started event
         // $(document).trigger(EVENTS.SESSION_STARTED, {session: {id: sessionId}});
 
-        refreshCurrentSession(true);
+        // Use ref to avoid "Cannot access before initialization" error
+        // refreshCurrentSession is defined later in the hook
+        if (refreshCurrentSessionRef.current) {
+          refreshCurrentSessionRef.current(true);
+        }
       } catch (error) {
         updateCurrentSession(null);
       }
 
       return deferred;
     },
-    [alreadyInSession, currentSessionIdRef, inSession, refreshCurrentSession, resetRecordingState, updateCurrentSession]
+    [alreadyInSession, currentSessionIdRef, inSession, resetRecordingState, updateCurrentSession]
   );
 
   // Set recording model (from useSessionLeave)
@@ -612,6 +620,11 @@ export default function useSessionModel(app, server, sessionScreen) {
     [refreshCurrentSessionRest, sessionChanged]
   );
 
+  // Keep ref updated for callbacks defined before refreshCurrentSession
+  useEffect(() => {
+    refreshCurrentSessionRef.current = refreshCurrentSession;
+  }, [refreshCurrentSession]);
+
   // Track changes handler - debounced to prevent excessive session refreshes
   // Uses useDebounceCallback for stable timer (doesn't reset when deps change)
   const trackChanges = useDebounceCallback((header, payload) => {