diff --git a/backend/src/services/fileWatcher.js b/backend/src/services/fileWatcher.js
index b118d543..4f073868 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/fileWatcher.js
+++ b/backend/src/services/fileWatcher.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const { db } = require('../database/db');
 const { formatBoolean } = require('../utils/dbCompat');
 const { generateThumbnail, generateVideoPlaceholder } = require('./imageProcessor');
 const logger = require('../utils/logger');
-const { isVideoMimeType } = require('../utils/fileSecurityUtils');
+const { isVideoMimeType } = require('./videoProcessor');
 const mime = require('mime-types');
 
 const getStoragePath = () => process.env.STORAGE_PATH || path.join(__dirname, '../../../storage');
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/admin/MandatoryPasswordChangeModal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/admin/MandatoryPasswordChangeModal.tsx
index bb71b3de..1f2bc88f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/admin/MandatoryPasswordChangeModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/admin/MandatoryPasswordChangeModal.tsx
@@ -27,14 +27,12 @@ export const MandatoryPasswordChangeModal: React.FC = () => {
     mutationFn: adminService.changePassword,
     onSuccess: () => {
       toast.success(t('mandatoryPasswordChange.success'));
-      updatePasswordChanged();
-      // Reset form
-      setFormData({
-        currentPassword: '',
-        newPassword: '',
-        confirmPassword: ''
-      });
-      setErrors({});
+      // Force a full page reload so the browser picks up the new JWT cookie
+      // set by the backend. A React state update alone causes a race condition
+      // where the auth context checks the session before the cookie is stored.
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        window.location.href = '/admin/dashboard';
+      }, 500);
     },
     onError: (error: any) => {
       if (error.response?.data?.error) {