diff --git a/panel/src/pages/PlayerDashboard.tsx b/panel/src/pages/PlayerDashboard.tsx
index ecfdfe1..8d915d8 100644
--- a/panel/src/pages/PlayerDashboard.tsx
+++ b/panel/src/pages/PlayerDashboard.tsx
@@ -11,33 +11,41 @@ interface UserData {
     className: string | null;
 }
 
-interface InventoryItem {
-    itemId: string;
-    name: string;
-    quantity: number;
-    rarity: string;
+interface InventoryEntry {
+    itemId: number;
+    quantity: string;
+    item: {
+        name: string;
+        rarity: string;
+    };
 }
 
 export default function PlayerDashboard({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
     const [user, setUser] = useState<UserData | null>(null);
-    const [inventory, setInventory] = useState<InventoryItem[]>([]);
+    const [inventory, setInventory] = useState<InventoryEntry[]>([]);
     const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
     const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+    const [inventoryError, setInventoryError] = useState(false);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         async function load() {
             try {
-                const [userData, invData] = await Promise.all([
-                    get<UserData>(`/api/users/${userId}`),
-                    get<{ items: InventoryItem[] }>(`/api/users/${userId}/inventory`).catch(() => ({ items: [] })),
-                ]);
+                const userData = await get<UserData>(`/api/users/${userId}`);
                 setUser(userData);
-                setInventory(invData.items ?? []);
-            } catch (e) {
+            } catch {
                 setError("Failed to load profile");
-            } finally {
                 setLoading(false);
+                return;
             }
+
+            try {
+                const data = await get<{ inventory: InventoryEntry[] }>(`/api/users/${userId}/inventory`);
+                setInventory(data.inventory ?? []);
+            } catch {
+                setInventoryError(true);
+            }
+
+            setLoading(false);
         }
         load();
     }, [userId]);
@@ -66,7 +74,7 @@ export default function PlayerDashboard({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
                 <StatCard label="Level" value={String(user.level)} accent="primary" subtitle={user.className ?? undefined} />
                 <StatCard label="Gold" value={formatNumber(user.balance)} accent="gold" />
                 <StatCard label="XP" value={formatNumber(user.xp)} accent="info" />
-                <StatCard label="Items" value={String(inventory.length)} accent="success" />
+                <StatCard label="Items" value={inventoryError ? "—" : String(inventory.length)} accent="success" />
             </div>
 
             <div className="bg-card rounded-xl">
@@ -74,19 +82,21 @@ export default function PlayerDashboard({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
                     <span className="text-sm font-display font-semibold">Inventory</span>
                     <span className="text-xs text-text-disabled font-label">({inventory.length})</span>
                 </div>
-                {inventory.length === 0 ? (
+                {inventoryError ? (
+                    <div className="px-5 py-6 text-center text-sm text-destructive/80">Failed to load inventory</div>
+                ) : inventory.length === 0 ? (
                     <div className="px-5 py-6 text-center text-sm text-text-tertiary">No items yet</div>
                 ) : (
                     <div className="px-2 pb-2 space-y-0.5">
-                        {inventory.slice(0, 10).map((item, i) => (
-                            <div key={i} className="flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-3 hover:bg-raised/30 transition-colors rounded-lg">
-                                <div className="text-sm font-medium">{item.name}</div>
+                        {inventory.slice(0, 10).map((entry) => (
+                            <div key={entry.itemId} className="flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-3 hover:bg-raised/30 transition-colors rounded-lg">
+                                <div className="text-sm font-medium">{entry.item.name}</div>
                                 <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                                    <span className={`text-[10px] font-semibold px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded ${rarityColor(item.rarity)}`}>
-                                        {item.rarity}
+                                    <span className={`text-[10px] font-semibold px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded ${rarityColor(entry.item.rarity)}`}>
+                                        {entry.item.rarity}
                                     </span>
-                                    {item.quantity > 1 && (
-                                        <span className="text-xs text-text-tertiary font-mono">x{item.quantity}</span>
+                                    {Number(entry.quantity) > 1 && (
+                                        <span className="text-xs text-text-tertiary font-mono">x{entry.quantity}</span>
                                     )}
                                 </div>
                             </div>