diff --git a/lib/mcp/gateway.ts b/lib/mcp/gateway.ts
index 40af89c..aa41cb6 100644
--- a/lib/mcp/gateway.ts
+++ b/lib/mcp/gateway.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import {
   createGateway,
-  SignerRefreshRequired,
   type InferenceRequest,
-  type InferenceResult
+  type InferenceResult,
 } from "@pymthouse/gateway-web";
 import { pymthouseSignerUrl } from "./env";
 import type { McpPrincipal } from "./jwt";
@@ -12,28 +11,24 @@ export async function runInference(
   principal: McpPrincipal,
   request: InferenceRequest
 ): Promise<InferenceResult> {
-  let session = await resolveSignerSession(principal);
+  const session = await resolveSignerSession(principal);
   const timeoutMs = request.timeoutMs ?? request.timeout ?? 120_000;
+  let seeded: typeof session | null = session;
 
-  const attempt = async (signerJwt: string) => {
-    const gw = createGateway({
-      signerUrl: session.signer_url || pymthouseSignerUrl(),
-      signerHeaders: { Authorization: `Bearer ${signerJwt}` },
-      discoveryUrl: session.discovery_url,
-      insecureTls: true,
-      timeoutMs,
-      attributionSource: "pymthouse_gateway"
-    });
-    return gw.runInference(request);
-  };
-
-  try {
-    return await attempt(session.access_token);
-  } catch (err) {
-    if (err instanceof SignerRefreshRequired) {
-      session = await resolveSignerSession(principal);
-      return attempt(session.access_token);
-    }
-    throw err;
-  }
+  const gw = createGateway({
+    signerUrl: session.signer_url || pymthouseSignerUrl(),
+    discoveryUrl: session.discovery_url,
+    signerHeaders: async () => {
+      const next = seeded ?? (await resolveSignerSession(principal));
+      seeded = null;
+      return {
+        headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${next.access_token}` },
+        expiresInSeconds: next.expires_in,
+      };
+    },
+    insecureTls: true,
+    timeoutMs,
+    attributionSource: "pymthouse_gateway",
+  });
+  return gw.runInference(request);
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ddc61f2..d615cc1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "@auth0/nextjs-auth0": "^4.27.0",
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.30.0",
     "@pymthouse/builder-sdk": "^0.6.5",
-    "@pymthouse/gateway-web": "^0.3.0",
+    "@pymthouse/gateway-web": "^0.4.0",
     "framer-motion": "^11.15.0",
     "geist": "^1.7.0",
     "jose": "^6.2.10",