diff --git a/public/pos/index.html b/public/pos/index.html
index f89779f..01b2850 100644
--- a/public/pos/index.html
+++ b/public/pos/index.html
@@ -129,23 +129,18 @@ h1{font-size:28px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1.15;margin:
 <script src="theme.js"></script>
 <script>
 (async function(){
-  const cfg = window.PB_CONFIG;
-  // Letterhead (subline only — the app name is fixed; letterhead supplies the trading name)
+  // Product count via the same catalog endpoint pos.html uses.
+  // A 401 here means the till's API key is wrong — say so, rather than
+  // letting it read as an offline blip.
+  let authFailed = false;
   try{
-    const r = await window.pbFetch('/api/collections/letterhead_settings/records?perPage=1&filter=is_active=true');
-    const j = await r.json();
-    if(j.items && j.items[0]){
-      const lh = j.items[0];
-      // Append the trading name to the subline, never replace the app name
-      if(lh.address) document.getElementById('brandSub').textContent = lh.address.split('\n')[0];
+    const r = await window.posFetch('/catalog');
+    if(r.status === 401){ authFailed = true; }
+    else if(r.ok){
+      const j = await r.json();
+      document.getElementById('prodCount').textContent = (j.totalItems||0).toLocaleString();
     }
   }catch{}
-  // Product count
-  try{
-    const r = await window.pbFetch('/api/collections/pos/records?perPage=1');
-    const j = await r.json();
-    document.getElementById('prodCount').textContent = j.totalItems?.toLocaleString() || '—';
-  }catch{}
   // Cache state
   try{
     const c = await caches.open('pos-v1');
@@ -160,7 +155,13 @@ h1{font-size:28px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1.15;margin:
     p.classList.toggle('offline', !on);
     l.textContent = on ? 'Online' : 'Offline';
     const s = document.getElementById('statusMsg');
-    s.textContent = on ? 'Connected to PocketBase' : 'Offline — sales will sync when you reconnect';
+    if(authFailed){
+      s.textContent = 'This till’s API key was rejected — tap to re-enter it';
+      s.style.cursor = 'pointer';
+      s.onclick = () => window.posClearApiKey();
+      return;
+    }
+    s.textContent = on ? 'Connected' : 'Offline — sales will sync when you reconnect';
   }
   window.addEventListener('online', paintNet);
   window.addEventListener('offline', paintNet);